Cranberry Smash

Simple flavors combine perfectly for a light winter sipper

Keeping with the festive spirit I present a light, refreshing and colorful holiday smash created by David Kwiatkowski from Detroit’s Sugar House.  This Cranberry Smash muddles together fresh cranberries with lemons, fresh rosemary sprigs and demerara sugar, then shakes it all up with cranberry infused gin.  The result is bright, merry and cheerful.  I added more sugar to mine, you can adjust for yourself as well.  Mash and mix, there’s nothing to it.  Now go enjoy the rest of the holidays – that shouldn't be too puzzling.  Cheers!

Cranberry Smash by David Kwiatkowski

2 oz cranberry infused gin

1 barspoon demarara sugar

1/4 of a lemon, diced

1 rosemary sprig

5-6 fresh cranberries

Muddle the sugar, lemon, rosemary and cranberries in a shaker tin. Add the gin and shake with ice, then strain into a favorite glass. Rosemary cranberry garnish.

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