Spiced cranberry Martinis
Serves: 6
Prep time: 5 mins Total time: 
Photograph by Dan Jones
Spiced cranberry Martinis
Serves: 6
Prep time: 5 mins Total time: 
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Sarah Randell
Our former Food Director, and previously food editor to Delia Smith, Sarah has written more than 1000 recipes for the magazine. She is also author of Family Baking and Marmalade; A Bittersweet Cookbook among others.
Sarah Randell
Our former Food Director, and previously food editor to Delia Smith, Sarah has written more than 1000 recipes for the magazine. She is also author of Family Baking and Marmalade; A Bittersweet Cookbook among others.
Ingredients
- 200g cranberries
- juice of 2 limes
- juice of 1 orange
- 100g caster sugar, plus extra for the glass rims
- 1 wine-mulling spice bag
- a few slices of root ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick
- a squeeze of lemon juice for the glass rims
- 6 tsp vermouth, chilled
- 180ml vodka (or gin)
- soda water, chilled
- a handful of frosted cranberries, to decorate
Step by step
- Tip the cranberries, lime and orange juices, sugar, wine-mulling spice bag, root ginger, cinnamon stick and 300ml water into a pan.
- Simmer for 15 minutes, then sieve over a jug. Leave to cool, then chill.
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Divide the chilled liquid between 6 glasses (first, dip the rims in lemon juice, then caster sugar). Add 1 teaspoon vermouth and 2 tablespoons vodka (or gin) to each. Top with chilled soda water. Decorate with frosted cranberries and lime zest twists.TipPrefer fizz? Top up with chilled Prosecco or Champagne instead of vermouth, vodka and soda water.
