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A Cosmopolitan Christmas cocktail

Carlisle Christmas gin, Cointreau, cranberry juice and a squeeze of lime. Our take on a Cosmopolitan includes a festive gin born in Cumbria.

Cosmopolitan Christmas drinks

Cocktail recipe

Ingredients

  • 35ml Carlisle Christmas gin

  • 35ml Cointreau

  • 50ml cranberry juice

  • 2 dashes of Angostura bitters

  • Lime juice

  • Orange peel

Method

  1. Add ice, 35ml of gin and 35ml Cointreau to a cocktail shaker

  2. Add 50ml of cranberry juice and 2 dashes of Angostura bitters

  3. Add a squeeze of lime

  4. Shake and strain into a coup glass

  5. Run orange peel round the rim of the glass

  6. Garnish with an orange peel twist

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