Cranberry Sage Cocktail

• Produce

  • 1/4 cup Cranberries, fresh
  • 10 Sage, fresh leaves

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Lime juice

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup Cane sugar, pure

• Drinks

  • 8 oz Cranberry juice, white

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 4 oz Gin

• Liquids

  • 1/4 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• For cocktail:
• 4 ounces gin
• 8 ounces white cranberry juice
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 fresh sage leaves
• ¼ cup fresh cranberries, divided
• For candied sage:
• 1 cup pure cane sugar, divided
• ¼ cup water
• 8-10 fresh sage leaves

Directions

• To make candied sage, bring water and ½ cup sugar to a boil, stirring until dissolved. Reduce heat and simmer for two minutes. Remove from heat.
• Place remaining ½ cup sugar in a bowl. With a pastry brush, brush fresh sage leaves with sugar syrup and then sprinkle to coat sugar on leaves. Place leaves on an oiled wire rack to dry and harden (about 2 hours).
• When ready to make cocktail, in two glasses, fill half with ice cubes. Divide cranberries and add to glass.
• In a cocktail shaker, place the two sage leaves. Muddle. Fill half with ice cubes, add gin, white cranberry juice, and lime juice. Shake!
• Pour mixture between both glasses and garnish with candied sage.
• Cheers!