Clementine Cosmos

Keep your guests happy with a light and refreshing cocktail, Claire's Clementine Cosmos: <br> <br> <b>Ingredients</b> <br> <br> <ul> <li> 3 clementines, plus 1 very thinly sliced, for garnish <li> 1 cup sugar <li> 1 cup water <li> 2/3 cup cranberry juice <li> 1/3 cup lime juice <li> 1 1/2 cups vanilla flavored vodka (recommend: Grey Goose)</li></ul> <br> <br> <b>Directions</b> <br> <br> Cut the clementines into quarters and squeeze their juice into a saucepan. Add the sugar, water and clementine flesh and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer the mixture for 5 minutes. Pour into a strainer set over a measuring cup, pressing on the solids to remove as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids, cool the liquid to room temperature and pour into a pitcher. Add the cranberry juice, lime juice and vodka and stir well. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Put 6 or 8 martini glasses in the freezer. <br> <br> To serve, pour the mixture into an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake until very cold. Pour into the chilled martini glasses and garnish each with a clementine slice. Drink up and enjoy!

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Keep your guests happy with a light and refreshing cocktail, Claire's Clementine Cosmos:

Ingredients

  • 3 clementines, plus 1 very thinly sliced, for garnish
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2/3 cup cranberry juice
  • 1/3 cup lime juice
  • 1 1/2 cups vanilla flavored vodka (recommend: Grey Goose)


Directions

Cut the clementines into quarters and squeeze their juice into a saucepan. Add the sugar, water and clementine flesh and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer the mixture for 5 minutes. Pour into a strainer set over a measuring cup, pressing on the solids to remove as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids, cool the liquid to room temperature and pour into a pitcher. Add the cranberry juice, lime juice and vodka and stir well. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Put 6 or 8 martini glasses in the freezer.

To serve, pour the mixture into an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake until very cold. Pour into the chilled martini glasses and garnish each with a clementine slice. Drink up and enjoy!

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