Spiced Cranberry Paloma Cocktail

Spiced Cranberry Paloma Cocktail is ruby red in color and shaken up with cranberry juice, lime juice, grapefruit juice and tequila and a touch of spiced simple syrup, this is the ultimate festive Christmas cocktail!  

What a year!  We are four days a way from Christmas and cocktails are top of mind, if that tells you anything 🙂  As we prepare our menu, whether big or small and get our table set the next best thing is creating the perfect cocktail to be enjoyed during the festivities.  As we started quarantine in march, our go to cocktail was The Perfect Paloma.  It was summery, refreshing and just so perfect for hot days, so why not end the year with a Spiced Cranberry Paloma.

What is  Spiced Cranberry Paloma
Just like a classic Paloma cocktail, the Spiced Cranberry Paloma has many similar ingredients but adding in cranberry juice and spiced simple syrup.  Made with cranberry juice for the most beautiful ruby red color and tart flavor, grapefruit juice, lime juice and tequila.  Adding a spiced simple syrup makes this cocktail super festive and cozy for all the winter vibes.  Spiced simple syrup, made with sugar, water, whole cinnamon, cloves, anise and vanilla bean and is easy to make and adds the perfect flavor punch that this cocktail really needs.

Ingredients
Cranberry Juice
Grapefruit Juice
Lime Juice
Spiced Simple Syrup
Tequila
Sparkling Water
Ice

Garnish Your Cocktail
Garnishing your cocktail can be equally as fun as making the cocktail.  For a festive christmas cocktail, sugared cranberries, a fresh rosemary sprig and dried grapefruit slices are the perfect topper for this Spiced Cranberry Paloma!

How To Make The Most Festive Spiced Cranberry Paloma Cocktail

Prepare the Spiced Simple Syrup

• In a small saucepan combine the granulated sugar, water, cinnamon sticks, cloves, anise and vanilla bean
• Bring the simple syrup to a boil and continue boiling until the sugar is dissolved 
• Once the sugar is dissolved, remove the syrup from the stove but keep the spices in the syrup to allow them infuse for 10 minutes while the syrup is cooling
• Remove the spices from the syrup and pour the syrup in a jar and store in the refrigerator until ready to use         

Prepare the Spiced Cranberry Paloma Cocktail

• Using a cocktail shaker, combine the cranberry juice, grapefruit juice, lime juice, simple syrup and tequila and shake
• Pour the cranberry cocktail into a glass, fill the glass with ice and top off the remainder of the glass with sparkling water 
• Garnish with a sprig of rosemary, sugared cranberries and dried grapefruit slices (optional)

Festive Christmas Recipes You Will Love 
Cranberry Oatmeal Butter Bars 
White Chocolate Peppermint Rice Krispie Treats
Almond Sugar Cookies Snowflakes 
Ponche de Navidad
White Chocolate Peppermint French Macarons 

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