Sparkling Cranberry Blackcurrant Lime Cocktails

These festive sparkling cranberry blackcurrant lime cocktails are a perfect companion to your holiday spread — and good eats and drinks are always one of my favorite things about the season.

One year my family decided change up Christmas dinner by creating a themed menu based on popular meals from the Dickensian era. It was complete with roast duck, Dutchess potatoes, Yorkshire pud, plum pudding and a host of other treats!

(Keeping it real: I wasn’t as big of a fan of the plum pudding as I’d hoped, though it was super exciting to light it on fire!)

Since then, each Christmas we’re all together, we’ll be picking a different theme. Something that continues to shirk everyday modern fare and stretches us a bit as home cooks. And, it’s potluck-style, so all the guests are responsible for a piece of the menu — so fun!

Putting the edibles on the pseudo-back burner for a bit, in addition to having fun with food during the holidays, my sister and I also like to pick a deliciously festive cocktail to enjoy, often bubbly and definitely with citrus, like a grapefruit cocktail, mojitos with gin, or these sparkling cranberry blackcurrant lime cocktails!

Sparkling Cranberry Blackcurrant Cocktails

For this cocktail, I mixed Sparkling Gourmet Blackcurrant Lime syrup into a cold, extra fizzy bottle of carbonated water. Then, into individual glasses, I poured an ounce each of fresh lime juice and gin, followed by enough of the mixed fizzy water to fill the glass.

A few tart, fresh cranberries were dropped on top, along with a sprinkling of fresh lime zest. YUM!

You can easily make a delicious “mocktail” version of this by omitting the gin, by the way. Just in case…

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Sparkling Cranberry Blackcurrant Lime Cocktails

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Fun and festive holiday cocktail!

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Ingredients

• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1 ounce gin
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime zest
• 5 fresh cranberries
• 4 ounces Sparkling Gourmet Blackcurrant Lime syrup
• 1 lime slice
• 1 ice cube (optional)

Instructions

1. Place the ice cube into a cocktail glass.
2. Pour the lime juice and gin over top, followed by the Sparkling Gourmet Blackcurrent Lime carbonated water.
3. Garnish with lime zest, cranberries, and a slice of lime on the rim.

Notes

Make this a "mocktail" by omitting the gin!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 657Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 69mgCarbohydrates: 158gFiber: 24gSugar: 61gProtein: 5g

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Last Updated on November 20, 2021 by Liza Hawkins