This bright and tasty Cranberry Martini is perfect for entertaining! It’s an easy cocktail that’s bound to please.
When I invite friends over for dinner, I love welcoming them with a cocktail, like this pretty pink Cranberry and Gin Martini! It’s the perfect way to kick off the evening. It let’s everyone feel relaxed and excited for the food and good convo ahead! This easy and delicious martini is always a hit! I do like martinis but don’t like them when they’re overly strong. A nice balance of all the ingredients tastes better to me. I’m the one who orders an extra extra dirty martini with 10 olives!
How To Make This Gin and Cranberry Martini – Step By Step
- Add all of the ingredients into a pitcher and store in the fridge
- Before serving, fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add in as much of the mixture as you can.
- Shake for 20 seconds then strain.
- Add in the rest and repeat.
- This will make four delicious cocktails.
Cranberry Martini – A Quick Cocktail!
For this yummy libation, I used cranberry juice, the sweetened one, not the unsweetened! You won’t like your drink if you use unsweetened cranberry juice! We added fresh-squeezed lemon juice, gin and Cointreau. I poured all of the ingredients into a small pitcher and placed it in the fridge. Right when our guests pulled their car up (no joke!), I brought it out and poured half into a cocktail shaker with ice. I shook that for 20 seconds and strained into a coupe or martini glass. Then I shook the second half and repeated. It won’t all fit into the shaker at once (unless you have a huge shaker!), so you have to do it twice.
Good Gins For This Cranberry Martini
A good martini requires a good gin! You may already have your fave, but in case you don’t, here’s some gin!
- For a Soft Martini: NOLET’S Silver Gin
- For a Citrusy Martini: Plymouth Gin Original
- For a Juniper Lover’s Martini: Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- For a Classic Martini: Boodles Gin
- For a Floral Martini: Hendrick’s Gin
Why Use A Martini Glass?
You can use a martini glass or a coupe for this lovely cranberry martini. But why are martini glasses right for martinis?
The cocktail glass was originally developed not because of aesthetics but because of practicality. Likely dating to the late 19th century, the vessel suits cocktails that are “served up”. The lengthy stem and separated bowl mean that the cocktail isn’t warmed up too much by the drinker’s hands, as there’s no added ice to ensure it stays chilled.
It wasn’t until the early 20th century that the Martini glass came to be distinct from the cocktail glass. The slightly rounded sides of the former transformed into a purely conical shape, with the walls of the glass descending into a single point at the bowl’s base. The Martini glass’s stem also lengthened, and its rim grew wider.
Again, these changes were made not in the service of looks but of convenience. As Martinis must be served frosty cold, the long stem further ensures that the cocktail isn’t warmed up too quickly. The widened brim was also invented to best benefit the gin. The greater exposure to air helps the spirit to open up, and its complex botanicals are more discernible than they would be if it were served in a narrower glass. The steeply sloping sides also prevent the cocktail’s ingredients from separating, and help to support a toothpick or cocktail skewer of olives.
So now you can enjoy this cranberry martini knowing why it’s served in a long stemmed glass.
Top Tips For This Gin and Cranberry Martini
- Choose a good gin!
- Opt for sweetened cranberry juice.
- Shake the shaker until it gets cold.
- Serve in a long stemmed glass, to keep the cranberry martini cold for longer.
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PINK CRANBERRY AND GIN MARTINI
Ingredients
- 4 ounces fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 4 ounces [Cointreau or orange liqueur
- 6 ounces cranberry juice like Ocean Spray
- 6 ounces gin
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients into a pitcher and store in the fridge
- Before serving, fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add in as much of the mixture as you can.
- Shake for 20 seconds then strain.
- Add in the rest and repeat.
- This will make four delicious cocktails.
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