Winter Wonderland Bourbon Smash

This Winter Wonderland Bourbon Smash is a delightful and festive cocktail, perfect for the holiday season. Made with a silky vibrant homemade cranberry puree, fresh cranberries, and infused with a touch of rosemary and orange syrup, this cocktail is shaken over ice with bourbon and finished with a splash of bubbly sparkling water. It's a refreshing and flavorful drink that embodies the spirit of winter.

Winter Wonderland Bourbon Smash

A festive and refreshing cocktail made with bourbon, cranberry puree, and a hint of rosemary and orange syrup, topped with sparkling water.

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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1 oz lemon juice
  • 2 oz cranberry puree
  • 0.25 oz rosemary syrup (or simple syrup)
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • Sparkling water to top
  • Ice
  • Garnish: sugar rolled rosemary sprig and cranberries
  • Cranberry puree:
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 TBS water
  • 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • Orange zest

Instructions

  1. Prepare the cranberry puree: In a medium-sized saucepan, cook the sugar, cranberries, water, and vanilla until the cranberries soften and the mixture begins to caramelize. Add the heavy cream and orange zest. Cook until the mixture thickens, then transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Let it cool.
  2. In a shaker tin, muddle 3 cranberries with the cranberry puree and lemon juice.
  3. Add the bourbon, rosemary syrup, and orange bitters to the shaker.
  4. Fill the shaker with ice and shake for 20 seconds.
  5. Strain the mixture into a glass filled with ice.
  6. Top with sparkling water and garnish with a sugared rosemary sprig and cranberries.