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We love a good Old Fashioned cocktail, and this Cranberry Christmas Old Fashioned is perfect for the holidays! Cranberry Simple Syrup, Rye and bitters are a great combo!
We love a great Old Fashioned, but it is nice to occasionally mix it up with some seasonal additions. With Christmas coming up, we decided to embrace the Yuletide spirit and made a Christmas version of this classic cocktail! Cranberries are a classic Christmas ingredient and we always make sugared cranberries for Christmas to use as decorative garnishes and a special treat, making the sugared cranberries leaves us with an awesome cranberry syrup that just begs to be used in a cocktail.
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Christmas Old Fashioned
A great rye is essential to a good Old Fashioned, so we started out with Koval Single Barrel Rye, a delicious 100% rye distilled in Chicago that is perfect for sipping neat, but also makes for an excellent base spirit in an Christmas Old Fashioned.
We really like the way the Koval Single Barrel Rye works in this drink, as it brings a warm hint of honey and Maine Maple Syrup and peppery spice. The maple flavor works really well at Christmas, pour it in with this jigger. Make sure to get this winter Old Fashioned cocktail, the Pine Old Fashioned!
If You Are Looking for More Cocktails with Bitters, Try These!
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- Ginger Clementine Old Fashioned
- Brandied Chocolate Manhattan
- Whiskey Lush
- Fired Peach Old Fashioned
- Cider Manhattan
- Polyjuice Potion
- Autumn Pear
- Brown Butter Old Fashioned
- Spiced Old Fashioned
What Ingredients are Needed for the Christmas Old Fashioned?
- Cranberry Simple Syrup
- Rye Whiskey
- Angostura Bitters
- Sugar
- Orange Wedge
- Cranberries
Muddling in the sweet cranberry syrup, tangy orange and the warming spices of a couple of dashes of Angostura bitters, this cocktail stays true to its classic roots, but just gets a festive lift from the cranberry syrup. Garnished with sugared cranberries, this drink will be sure to get your guests full of Christmas cheer! Be sure to add the sugar rim on these Rocks glasses, to cut the tartness!
If You are Looking for a Classic Cocktail, Try These!
- Gin and Jam
- Blood and Sand
- Clover Club
- Boulevardier
- Ward Eight
- Raspberry Gimlet
- Maple Old Fashioned
- Pimm’s Cup
- Apple Cider Sidecar
- Lumiere
- Lavender Bee’s Knees
- Hibiscus Salty Dog
- Pisco Sour
- Champs Elysees
Cheers!
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Christmas Old Fashioned - A Rye Whiskey Cocktail
An orange and cranberry holiday version of the classic Old Fashioned cocktail.
Ingredients
- orange wedge
- ice
- 3 cranberries
- sugar
- 2 oz Rye Whiskey
- 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
- 1 oz cranberry simple syrup
Instructions
If desired, rim glass with sugar.
Muddle the cranberries in a glass.
Add rye and simple syrup.
Top with bitters and stir.
Add ice. Garnish with orange slice and more cranberries if desired.
Cheers!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
1Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 189Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 3mgCarbohydrates: 16.6gFiber: 0.7gSugar: 15.7gProtein: 0.2g
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Yummy this looks delightful
xo
Lee Anne
What a perfect holiday cocktail! Your photos are beautiful.
Thanks so much!
Old Fashions are a favorite of my husband and my brother. I’m sending this to my husband! We don’t celebrate Christmas, but he’d still love this cocktail.
Thanks so much! It is just a fun twist on the original!
YUM! Cheers and Merry Christmas to you!
Thanks! Hope you had a Merry Christmas!
This is beautiful, and it looks so festive and delicious.
Sounds perfect!
Thanks!
This sounds like a wonderful holiday treat!
oh man, i LOVE old fashioned and I love the festive touch of the cranberries!
My husband loves old fashions (I think he got on a kick after our Mad Men marathon). While I’m not a huge fan, I really love the Christmasy twist! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! The hubs is the one who likes them more than me, too! I sip them! Thanks for stopping by!
What a fantastic twist on such a favorite drink. I can’t wait to try it, your photos are making my mouth water!
Thanks so much!
Delicious and festive! I am not a huge fan of cranberries in food but I adore them in cocktails. Especially sugared cranberries!
It looks so amazing! 🙂
This looks great! I think the cranberries make it look so festive.
LiveLifeWell,
Allison
Mmmm! This looks so good and really festive with the cranberries. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you had a Merry Christmas!
Your cocktails always look amazing! Pinning this for later. 🙂
Wow – I could use one of those right about now!!!!! 🙂 They look so good and delicious!
This looks so festive and tasty! I need to up my cocktail game!
Thanks so much!
I LOVE a quality Old Fashioned! What a great holiday twist to a classic cocktail – this would definitely be the perfect choice to make at a Christmas party. Thanks for the idea!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you had a Merry Christmas!
So festive and delicious sounding! Love that this included cranberry simply syrup!