Cranberry Mojitos
Source: Adapted by Michelle McGrath PR from the Certified Pastry Aficionado
Servings:4
Yield:4 Cocktails
Ingredients
3/4 oz. fresh mint (about a handful)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups premium vodka
1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
12 oz. soda water
1 cup whole cranberries (for garnish)
1 lime sliced in wedges (for garnish)
Method
Add fresh mint (leaves only) and granulated sugar to a large pitcher. Muddle together to breakdown leaves into smaller pieces with a long wooden spoon or muddling tool.
Add vodka and lime juice, stir until sugar dissolves. Add cranberries and cranberry juice, refrigerate until serving, up to 24 hours. Add ice and soda water, serve in stemmed cocktail glasses, including a few of the whole cranberries and a lime wedge.
Cranberry Impact
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Growers continue offseason maintenance work, including cleaning ditches, pruning vines, repairing flumes and dams. If a prolonged cold period is forecast, growers will flood the bogs with a layer of insulating water.