Getting into the Festive Spirt with Cranberry Vodka

Visiting Father Christmas

 

Nothing beats the magic of seeing Christmas through a child’s eyes and especially the thrill for them of meeting Santa in his homeland. To celebrate this special time of your year here are ideas for Christmas creations, festive facts and just general yuletide ideas.

GETTING INTO THE FESTIVE SPIRIT - CRANBERRY VODKA RECIPE

Summer is behind us, the days are getting shorter and Christmas is just around the corner. It will be here before we know it. 

One idea, to ease you into the Christmas preparation period is to make Cranberry Vodka. Perfect for when you have guests round. Such a Christmassy colour and it’s delicious whether drunk as shots or added to Prosecco.  This is so simple, effortless and will definitely kick-start you into getting creative for Christmas.

WHAT YOU NEED

• 250g Cranberries, either fresh or frozen are fine
• 1 litre Vodka.
• 175g Caster Sugar
• A large Kilner Jar
• Decorative drinks bottles

WHAT YOU DO.

1. Put the cranberries in a shallow dish and prick them a few times with a fork. Sounds fiddly but it’s really not.
2. Pop the cranberries into the sterilised Kilner Jar and pour the sugar over the top. Then pour over the vodka and put the lid on.
3. Pop in the fridge for two weeks. Try to remember to give it a good shake every day.
4. Then decant into bottles. You need to keep it in the fridge for a further couple of weeks before it is ready to drink. Then it can be kept indefinitely in the freezer. Pretty sure it won’t last longer than New Year though!

 A nice idea might be too leave a glass of this tipple out for Father Christmas in place of his usual sherry. Will definitely add more twinkle to his eyes and a little more red to his rosy cheeks!

 

Alternatively you could always visit Father Christmas in Lapland, enjoy a husky mush and see his reindeer team Donner, Blitzen, Prancer, Vixen and Co and present him with your crandberry vodka in person !