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Cranberry Margarita in a glass with lime and cranberries on a wooden table

Cranberry Margarita

This bright and boozy cocktail is great to accompany your Thanksgiving Day menu.
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Course Cocktails
Keywords Cranberry Cocktail, Margarita, Tequila Cocktails
Servings 1

Equipment

  • 1 Cocktail Shaker
  • 1 Margarita Glass

Ingredients
  

Rim Ingredients

  • 1 tsp Turbinado Sugar
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • 1 slice Lime (To rim glass)

Drink Ingredients

  • 2 oz Reposado tequila
  • 1 oz Cointreau
  • 1/2 oz Lime juice
  • 3 oz Cranberry Juice (Unsweetened or lightly sweetened)
  • 5 each Cranberries Fresh (or frozen dipped in sugar) for garnish
  • 1 slice Lime For garnish
  • 1 sprig Rosemary (Optional)
  • 1 handful Ice

Instructions
 

Glass Prep

  • Rim your glass with a lime slice, then dip it into the rim mixture from above and set aside.

Cocktail Prep

  • Fill the cocktail shaker with ice and add tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, and cranberry juice.
  • Shake until the outside of your shaker feels frosty (45 seconds or so).
  • Strain into your prepared glass over fresh ice.
  • Garnish with cranberries, lime slice, and optional rosemary.
Keyword Cranberry Cocktail, Margarita, Tequila Cocktails