The tang of the cranberry juice is balanced by the smoothness of the amaretto and vodka.
Ingredients
Makes 8 cocktails
Step 1
Mix cranberry juice, vodka, amaretto, and orange juice in pitcher. Cover and chill until ready to serve. DO AHEAD:Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.
Step 2
To make 2 drinks, fill cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Pour in scant 1 cup vodka mixture. Cover and shake vigorously. Strain into 2 Martini glasses. Garnish each with clementine segment. Repeat 3 times with ice cubes, remaining vodka mixture, and clementine segments.
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Reviews (34)
Back to TopThe negative review about this drink tasting like koolaid are spot on. Find another recipe. There are better uses for alcohol.
Anonymous
Calabasas, CA
12/11/2019
I enjoyed this a lot. I think I'll also try it with some unsweetened cranberry juice next time.
jjenn427241
Arkansas
11/24/2017
I was intrigued by this recipe, first because I love cranberry juice and second, while I also love the almond in Amaretto, I've always found it too sweet for my taste. I find most liqueurs too sweet, and have even taken to making my own coffee liqueur for that very reason. So, bear with me here, and try this: use unsweetened cranberry juice. I made these with unsweetened cranberry juice (available at Whole Foods, etc), Amaretto and orange bitters. Fabulous!
marstudio
12/24/2012
Delicious! It tastes like a holiday cranberry sauce. We added a few drops of Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel-Aged Bitters to give it a hint of spices. That made it perfect!
DJReis
Sacramento, CA
11/25/2012
My sister in law fixed as a cocktail before Christmas Day dinner...it was delicious! I will be making this again very soon! :)
ali12
Annandale, VA
12/26/2011
This cocktail is wonderful, but I cannot stress enough how important it is to use a premium cranberry juice, like R.W. Knudsen's Just Cranberry. I know that stuff can get pricey, sometimes as much as $10 a bottle, but it's WORTH IT. You end up with a very balanced, not too sticky drink, when regular cranberry juice will just make it taste like thin Kool-Aid.
opusfish
Saint Louis
12/24/2011
Made two versions of this recipe. One using fresh squeezed orange juice, like other reviewers stated it does taste like Kool-Aid. When I made it using Cointreau instead of the juice it was delicious and tasted like a smooth cosmo martini. Will definitely make this again using a scant less amaretto.
DenisePM
SF Bay Area, CA
12/5/2010
So good! Way better than a regular cosmopolitan. I think the sugar rim would make it too sweet.
suma1220
11/29/2010
This is a great one. Tried it already.
aromes
Montreal
2/6/2010
Very delicious and smooth! I made this for one, changing the measurements from cups to ounces and this is great fruity and breezy cocktail to have on a warm summer day. I only had orange-mango juice but it doesn't matter, the flavor of the mango compliments all the other flavors. I'll be making this for parties in the future!
tleach0608
Akron, OH
7/1/2009
Very nice. I will certainly save this recipe for future use.
major_d
Canada
2/14/2009
Great drink recipe. Used no sugar added cranberry pomegranate juice and added a couple drops of vanilla extract. Definitely will make again when I have guests.
Anonymous
seattle, wa
2/14/2009
One more tip...rim the glasses in red sugar. Very pretty presentation! You will want to make a full recipe so that you can have a second or third :-)
Anonymous
San Antonio, TX
2/13/2009
This cocktail is fabulous!!! I first made it during the Christmas holidays a couple years ago. Everyone loved it, and it has been a staple ever since! You must like the taste of Amaretto to enjoy this cocktail...devine!
Anonymous
San Antonio, TX
2/13/2009
I adjusted the recipe to make 2 cocktails but liked it so much I made a 3rd. I highly recommend trying this, the amaretto really compliments the vodka and cranberry.
parisgirl517
New York
2/11/2009
