Bright, citrus-forward cocktail with a balance of tart cranberry, subtle sweetness, and a clean, slightly fruity finish.
Directions
- Fill a Martini glass with ice to chill it while you build your cocktail.
- Using a jigger, measure all of your ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice and shake hard for 20-30 seconds until the shaker gets cold and frosty.
- Discard the ice in the Martini glass.
- Using a Hawthorne strainer and a fine-mesh strainer, strain the cocktail into your chilled Martini glass.
- Hold a lime peel with the skin side facing the drink, then pinch it to release the oils over the top of the cocktail. Rub the peel along the rim of the glass before twisting it and placing it on the rim of the glass for garnish.
Garnish
Expressed Lime Peel
Bartender's Notes
Double straining is important because the Hawthorne strainer catches larger ice chunks and ingredients, while the fine-mesh strainer filters out tiny ice shards, pulp and herb particles for a smoother, cleaner cocktail. This is mostly necessary for cocktails that were shaken because shaking cocktails causes the ice to break up into tiny pieces that are able to escape the Hawthorne strainer.
