Champagne Cranberry Christmas Drinks with Fireball
Pop a little bubbly open for this festive holiday cocktail! This easy sparkling drink has a touch of fruity flavor and a hint of cinnamon spice to make easy Christmas drinks with Fireball.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 oz Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey
- ¼ oz Simple Syrup - homemade or bottled
- 2 wedges Fresh Lime
- 2 oz Cranberry Juice
- ½ oz Orange Juice
- 1 pinch Ground Cinnamon - for cocktail plus more for cinnamon sugar cocktail rim
- 1 tbsp White Sugar - with some ground cinnamon sprinkled in to make cinnamon sugar for cocktail rim
- Champagne - or Prosecco - brut or dry variety unsweetened for topping off drinks
Instructions
- combine a tablespoon or so of plain white sugar with a pinch or two of ground cinnamon. Stir these together on a flat plate until combined. Swipe your champagne flutes with a wedge of fresh lime and dip into the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat. Set aside.
- Combine simple syrup, cranberry juice, and orange juice in a cocktail shaker.
- Splash in a little Fireball cinnamon whiskey and then squeeze in the juice from the 2 wedges of fresh lime.
- Sprinkle in a pinch of ground cinnamon to the same mixture.
- Fill cocktail shaker with fresh ice about halfway. Cover the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously until cold and combined.Strain, dividing equally between 2 champagne flutes.
- Top off with very cold chilled dry (unsweet) champagne or dry sparkling prosecco wine.
- Garnish your festive mixed drink by floating frozen cranberries or an orange slice on top. If desired, add a cinnamon stick.
Nutrition
Calories: 78kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 28IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.2mg
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