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Tequila cranberry cocktail

03.17.2012 (Updated: 12.27.2024) in Cocktail hour

Looking for the easiest cocktail recipe ever? Tequila cranberry cocktail is two parts tequila plus five parts cranberry juice plus ice cubes.

Tequila Cranberry Cocktail

I have this feeling that web readers flock to this tequila cranberry cocktail recipe because of the photos. It’s been praised by friends and many think that I used special lighting techniques to take them. I didn’t. I’m not even sure that it’s the lighting that makes the photos dramatic. I think it’s the horses. But, anyway, about the drink…

Commercial cranberry juice comes in at least three kinds: pure and unsweetened; diluted with water and sweetened; or mixed with other juices to make it less tart. Which is best for making this cocktail drink?

In our case, it’s the second kind — diluted with water and sweetened. Pure and unsweetened cranberry juice is much too tart. The kind mixed with other juices might not taste so good with tequila.

If you’re using unsweetened cranberry juice, instead of simply adding sugar, I recommend using simple syrup infused with lemon or lime zest. That will give your drink even better flavor and aroma!

Tequila Cranberry Cocktail in Tumblers (Hard carved wooden horses in background)
Tequila cranberry cocktail
Connie Veneracion
Put ice cubes into a cocktail shaker, pour in the tequila and the cranberry juice, shake them all together then pour the drink into a glass — minus the ice cubes. Why? Because as the ice cubes melt, the drink will be diluted and turn bland. So, the purpose of adding ice cubes to the shaker is just to make the drink cold.
Prep Time 1 minute min
Cook Time 0 minutes mins
Total Time 1 minute min
Course Drinks
Cuisine International
Servings 2 glasses

Ingredients
  

  • 10 oz sweetened cranberry juice
  • 4 oz tequila
  • ice cubes

Instructions
 

  • Place all the ingredients in a shaker and shake gently to blend.
  • Pour the shaken mixture into glasses.
  • Alternatively, just dump everything into glasses, stir and enjoy.
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