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Cranberry Rosemary Cocktail in a rocks glass with rosemary sprig and fresh cranberries and soda water, ginger beer or sparkling wine, a splash to top (AI-generated image)
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Cranberry Rosemary Cocktail

Tart cranberry and a woodsy rosemary syrup shaken with vodka or gin, then lengthened with something fizzy. It looks like the holidays and tastes bright, not sweet.

Time
10 min
Difficulty
Easy
Method
Shaken
Glass
Rocks glass

Ingredients

Servings

Amounts below make 1 serving.

21+ · Please drink responsibly. Learn more

Garnish: Rosemary sprig (1 sprig), Fresh cranberries, Soda water, ginger beer or sparkling wine, a splash to top

How to make it

  1. 1

    Add the vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice and rosemary syrup to a shaker with ice.

  2. 2

    Shake until the outside of the shaker feels frosty.

  3. 3

    Strain into a glass filled with fresh ice. For a festive look, rim the glass with sugar first.

  4. 4

    Top with a splash of soda water, ginger beer or sparkling wine.

  5. 5

    Garnish with a rosemary sprig and a few fresh cranberries.

Swap it: Use gin for a more botanical drink. Unsweetened cranberry juice keeps it tart; with sweetened juice, start with less syrup. No rosemary syrup? Plain simple syrup works, with extra rosemary in the garnish.

Make ahead

Rosemary simple syrup

Bar batch

  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup sugar
  • A few fresh rosemary sprigs
  1. Combine the water, sugar and rosemary in a small saucepan.
  2. Simmer until the sugar dissolves, then take off the heat and let the rosemary steep as it cools.
  3. Strain out the rosemary and chill.

Makes about ¾ cup. Keeps about 2 weeks in the fridge.

Bar gear

Equipment for this drink

Tools you'll need

  • Cocktail shakerChills, mixes and dilutes shaken drinks in about 12 seconds. A two-piece Boston shaker is the bartender standard.
  • JiggerA double-sided measure so every drink comes out the same. Look for one marked in ½ and ¼ oz.
  • Hawthorne strainerThe spring-edged strainer that holds back ice when you pour from a shaker.
  • Citrus pressSqueezes fresh lemon and lime fast — fresh juice is the biggest upgrade you can make.

Recommended glassware

  • Rocks glassShort and sturdy — for spirit-forward drinks and sours over ice.

No shaker? A clean jar with a tight lid works. Build your home bar →

Recipe source: Adapted from a Google search summary of cranberry rosemary cocktail recipes (Our Nourishing Table, For the Love of Gluten-Free and Ocean Spray, among others). Quantities and basic method are factual. Description and steps are original Mixistry copy. Source page URLs were not verified. Last updated 2026-10-11.

Contains alcohol. For adults 21+ (or the legal drinking age where you live). Please enjoy responsibly.

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