Red Mare Cocktail
A horse-themed cocktail with bourbon, ginger beer, apple cider, cranberry juice and cinnamon garnished with a candied cranberry and crystallized ginger. It's perfect for fall or parties for Triple Crown season!
Equipment
- Bamboo cocktail picks for holding garnish
Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon
- ¼ cup ginger beer
- 1 tablespoon apple cider
- 3 tablespoon cranberry juice
- 1 dash cinnamon
Garnish
- crystallized ginger
- sugared cranberries see notes
Instructions
- Make cinnamon sugar by combining the cinnamon and sugar. (Will be enough for more than one cocktail)½ tsp cinnamon, 6 tsp sugar
- Pour a small amount of apple cider or cranberry juice onto a small plate and some cinnamon sugar onto another small plate. Dip the edges of the cocktail glass into the liquid on one plate, then into the cinnamon sugar on the other plate.
- Add ice to the glass.
- Combine bourbon, ginger beer, cinnamon, apple cider, and cranberry juice in a separate glass. Pour over ice.2 oz bourbon, ¼ cup ginger beer, 1 tbsp apple cider, 3 tbsp cranberry juice, 1 dash cinnamon
- Garnish with crystallized ginger and sugared cranberries.crystallized ginger, sugared cranberries
Notes
Recommended sugared cranberries recipe: Sugared Cranberries recipe from Bite By Michelle.
If making the cocktail as a batch ahead of time, omit the ginger beer and add it when ready to serve.