Cranberry Collins
(Makes one cocktail)
(Recipe courtesy Moderne Barn, Armonk)
2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
¾ oz cranberry jam, infused with rosemary and tarragon
dash of orange bitters
ginger ale
tarragon and cranberries to garnish
Shake first three ingredients together. Pour, on the rocks, into a highball glass. Splash the top with ginger ale. Garnish with tarragon and three fresh cranberries.
Mulled Cranberry Gin Martini
(Makes four cocktails)
(Recipe courtesy Plates, Larchmont)
FOR CRANBERRY BASE:
â…› cup fresh cranberries
â…› tsp orange zest
pinch of cinnamon
¼ cup orange juice
¼ cup apple cider
¼ cup water
Bring all ingredients to a boil. Let simmer for 15 minutes and then purée to smooth consistency.
FOR MARSHMALLOW TOPPING
4 marshmallows
1 cup heavy cream
Roast marshmallows and liquefy them with heavy cream. Chill, and then whip mixture until peaks form.
TO SERVE:
2 Tbsp sage, chopped fine
2 Tbsp pine nuts, crushed
4 tsp sugar
4 cups cranberry juice
10 oz gin (or vodka)
Combine sage, pine nuts, and sugar, and rim four martini glasses. Shake cranberry juice and vodka with 8 tbsp of cranberry base and ice and pour into glasses. Finish with marshmallow topping.
The Scarlet Kalkun
(Makes one cocktail)
(Recipe courtesy MTK Tavern, Mount Kisco)
6-8 fresh cranberries
1½ oz Wild Turkey 81
splash simple syrup
3 pinches cinnamon
2 dashes orange bitters
Muddle cranberries in a shaker. Add the rest of the ingredients, plus ice, and shake. Strain over ice in rocks glass.
Tuthilltown Cranberry Old-Fashioned
(Makes one cocktail)
(Recipe courtesy Bridge View Tavern,
Sleepy Hollow)
8 fresh cranberries, plus some for garnish
2 tsp sugar
2 dashes of Angostura bitters
1 strip (2 inches) orange zest
2 oz Tuthilltown Spirits’ Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey, plus a splash to dissolve the sugar
Muddle cranberries, sugar, bitters, and orange zest with a splash of bourbon in a medium glass until sugar dissolves. Pour in the rest of the bourbon. Add ice cubes and shake lightly. Garnish with fresh cranberries and an orange slice.
ALL PHOTOS EXCEPT MODERNE BARN by Sacha Ginsberg
