Festive Cranberry Bourbon Smash

This festive Cranberry Bourbon Smash is the perfect holiday drink. The silky vibrant homemade cranberry puree, infused with a rosemary and orange syrup, is shaken over ice with bourbon and finished with a splash of sparkling water. A delightful and bubbly concoction that is sure to be a hit at any holiday gathering.

Festive Cranberry Bourbon Smash

A festive and bubbly cocktail made with a silky cranberry puree, fresh cranberries, rosemary and orange syrup, and bourbon, topped with sparkling water.

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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1 oz lemon juice
  • 2 oz cranberry puree
  • 0.25 oz rosemary syrup (or simple syrup)
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • Sparkling water to top
  • Ice
  • Garnish: sugar rolled rosemary sprig and cranberries

Instructions

  1. Make the cranberry puree: In a medium-sized saucepan, cook the sugar, cranberries, water, and vanilla until the cranberries soften and the mixture begins to caramelize. Whisk in the cream and cook until the mixture thickens. Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Let it cool.
  2. In a shaker tin, muddle 3 cranberries with the cranberry puree and lemon juice. Add the bourbon, rosemary syrup, and bitters.
  3. Fill the shaker with ice and shake for 20 seconds.
  4. Strain into a glass filled with ice and top with sparkling water.
  5. Garnish with sugared rosemary and cranberries.