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Cranberry 75

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A twist on the classic French 75  recipe. This French 75 cocktail is infused with cranberry to bring the holiday season together. Gin, sparkling wine, with bright cranberry and lemon flavours. 

Cranberry French 75 recipe

My favourite pre-dinner cocktail has to be a French 75. I love the lemon flavours, the bitterness of the gin and of course, bubbles. Who can resist?

Around the holidays I up the ante by infusing the drink with cranberry simple syrup for a festive spin on things. I almost always offer the simple syrup and gin at our annual holiday party so I can serve these Cranberry 75s on repeat for our guests. It’s really a classic French 75 recipe with some bright cranberry  flavour and colour.

Cranberry French 75 cocktail

The genius behind this cocktail is that it is literally a pour everything in the glass kind of cocktail. No shaking, no mess (unless you’re a chronic over-pourer like myself), and is a drink everyone can get behind.

Cranberry French 75 recipe

How to make a good French 75:

A classic French 75 recipe contains gin, lemon simple syrup, and sparkling wine or champagne. The way to make a good French 75 is by having all the ingredients chilled. It provides a crisp cocktail with bright lemon essence. The bubbles make the cocktail feel light and quite frankly, quite dreamy to enjoy.

Cranberry 75 Cocktail

More easy holiday cocktails:

Cranberry French 75

Cranberry 75 Cocktail
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Cranberry 75
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

A twist on the classic French 75 cocktail to bring the holiday season together. Gin, sparkling wine, with bright cranberry flavours. 

Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cocktail recipe, cranberry cocktail, french 75, gin cocktail recipe, holiday cocktail, holiday drink
Servings: 1 servings
Author: Samantha
Ingredients
Cranberry Simple Syrup:
  • 2 cups cranberries (around 220 grams)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Cranberry 75:
  • 1 oz cranberry simple syrup (see recipe above)
  • 1 oz gin
  • 1/4-1/2 cup Chilled Prosecco, Sparkling Wine, Cava, Champagne, etc.
Instructions
Cranberry Simple Syrup:

  1. Place cranberries, water, and sugar in a sauce pan and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until cranberries start to release some juice. Strain and reserve liquids (discard solids or use for another purpose). Chill. Can be kept covered and chilled for 3-5 days.

Cranberry 75:

  1. Add simple syrup and gin into a champagne flute. Top with chilled bubbles and garnish with a wedge of lemon if desired.

Enjoy! xo

Cranberry 75 Cocktail Pin

Comments

  1. I cannot get enough cranberry concoctions this time of year! I will be making these with Prosecco as I think it will balance the sweetness of the sugar and tartness of the cranberries best.
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  6. Beautiful drink Samantha! I love the flavours, and I'm particularly excited to see what you did with the cranberry component. In fact, you've been knocking it out of the park with the cranberries in general. And by the way, if you're still looking for that cocktail dress to go with the cocktails, have you checked out Simons on the North Shore? I actually haven't been to it yet, but I'm a HUGE fan from my Montreal days, and we tend to binge-shop on our trips to the Edmonton location. Will be doing again this year. Hopefully with a celebratory Cranberry 75 afterwards. Cheers.
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    • Hahaha! You're so funny. I do go to Simons on the regular. We're a short drive away from there. It's more that I don't have the time to shop and I don't love taking the 3 kids with me (I'm sure most parents get me on that front). I used go crazy at Simon's in MTL and QC when I would go there. Even their housewares section is great. I hope you have a great trip to Edmonton!! And enjoy those Cranberry 75s too ;)
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    • Thanks Lyndsay! I wore a dress that I bought in Italian when we were there many years ago for our honeymoon ... classic cut which is nice to have on the back burner. Bonus is that I can fit into it again!!! What's party without a pretty drink?! Have a great snowy weekend!
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  10. These are so pretty and they sound delish! I love how you've photographed them, too. I find cocktails a challenge to snap — usually because I've already taste-tested a few. Lol.
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    • Thanks Dana! I find cocktails extremely challenging to photograph. It is becoming "easier" so to speak, but I need to keep working at it for sure. And I'm usually ready to down the cocktails by the end of the shoot too!
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  11. I did something similar with pomegranates recently, but the idea of cranberry syrup this time of year sounds amazing. I'll be making these and cranberry vodka tonics and basically just have an excuse to keep drinking right through to the holidays. PS - I feel you on the dress shopping thing. I still need something for New Years. May just recycle something old with new earrings hahaha
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    • Upcycle Taylor :) That's what I call jazzing up an old outfit anyways :). Cranberry vodka tonic is also on my radar - or maybe just cranberry, gin and tonic ;) I have a slew of cocktails I want to make for our upcoming party but I know i just don't have the time for it. Fingers crossed I can get my stuff together and least put out one or two.
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