Ho ho ho! Let the merriment begin in earnest with a Santa Clausmopolitan! This fruity, chilled cocktail is holiday-vibrant both in color and flavor, brimming with festive notes of orange, cranberry, and lime. Santa Clausmopolitan is refreshing, sweet, and crisp; the best present to yourself this season will be another glass of it!
Ingredients
- lime wedge, for the rim
- white sanding sugar, for the rim
- ice, for shaking
- 1 cup vodka
- 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice
- 1/4 cup triple sec
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup fresh cranberries, optional, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 –Run the lime wedge around the rim of your martini glasses.
Step 2 –Dip the rim of the martini glasses in the white sanding sugar, creating a sugar rim.
Step 3 –Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Step 4 –Add the vodka, cranberry juice, triple sec, and lime juice into the cocktail shaker and shake until cold.
Step 5 –Strain the drink evenly into the martini glasses.
Step 6 –Garnish with cranberries and serve.