Cranberry Ginger Fizz Cocktail

Name: Cranberry Ginger Fizz Cocktail
Ingredients:
Yield: 4 cocktails

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges
• 1/2 orange, cut into slices
• 1 1/2 cups dry gin - Bombay Sapphire, Beefeater or Tangueray suggested
• 1 cup chilled Ginger Ale
• 4 mint springs

Preparation:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; pour off all but one cup of syrup, reserving any extra for another use.
• Heat the syrup to a boil and then reduce heat to medium. Add the cranberries and simmer for 2-3 minutes until they just begin to burst. Remove from heat and let cool in syrup.
• Place 2 Tablespoons drained cranberries and 6 Tablespoons cranberry syrup in a large pitcher; add the lemon wedges and orange slices.
• Using a muddler or wooden spoon, vigorously mash the fruit.
• Stir in gin and let steep for at least 5 minutes.
• Strain into a medium pitcher.
• Fill 4 glasses with crushed ice and 1/4 cup ginger ale.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and then pour half the cranberry mixture into the shaker and shake vigorously for 10 seconds, strain liquid into two glasses. Repeat.
• Mound additional ice on top of each glass and garnish with 3 candied cranberries and a mint sprig

Garnish:

• garnish with 3 candied cranberries and a mint sprig

Glass Guide:

• Rock or Old-fashioned Glass

Source: creative-culinary.com