Cranberry Claus

It just isn't the holidays unless there is a little bit of cranberry sauce. Not a personal favorite of mine, but with a little bourbon everything is better.

Cranberry Claus

The Drink:

• 2 ounces Old Fitzgerald 1849 Bourbon (other lighter-style bourbons work as well)
• ½ ounce St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
• 2 ounces cranberry puree*

In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients and shake. Strain into a cocktail glass. You can garnish with frozen cranberries on a cocktail pick or have some fun and use popcorn and cranberries on a pick to add a festive garland to the drink.

*Cranberry puree:

• 1 bag frozen cranberries
• 1 ½ cup sugar
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 ceylon cinnamon stick
• 1 orange, zested
• 2 ounces bourbon

In a sauce pan on the stove, combine all ingredients. Cover and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick, place in blender and puree until smooth. Strain through a China cap and chill.

– Andrew Noye, Blackberry Farm Beverage Manager and Mixologist