Cranberry Orange Gin and Tonic

What is the holiday season without finding that new go to cocktail? It is so much fun to create drinks around the holidays. Pour your delicious cocktail, snuggle up with a blanket next to the fire and watch a holiday movie! Now This new Cranberry Orange Gin and Tonic is vibrant with the colors we love come the holidays and a deliciously sweet and tangy cranberry orange flavor from the homemade simple syrup! This is going to be your new go to drink of choice as well as mocktail choice if you prefer!

So who is the star of this show? That would be Runamok Maple! They are pure organic maple syrup company that is constantly pushing the limits as far as syrup is concerned! They produce infused, smoked and barrel-aged syrups AND now cocktail syrups as well!

Runamok not only has the highest quality syrups, but they believe in doing whatever they can to preserve the land their maple trees are thriving on. Protecting the soil, biodiversity and trying to have as little of a carbon foot print as possible. We need more conscious companies like Runamok.

How Do I Make The Cranberry Orange Simple Syrup?

1 1/2 cups of fresh cranberries

1 1/2 cup water

3/4 organic cane sugar

1 navel orange

Directions:

1. In a sauce pan stir the fresh cranberries, cane sugar and water. Peel orange, discard the peel and section off the oranges slices and place in the sauce pan. Stir for about a minute to help sugar dissolve
2. Bring the mixture to a boil, then turn down to a simmer– medium low heat. For 15 minutes let it simmer, the cranberries will start to “pop” and soften.
3. Give it a good stir occasionally, then remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
4. Place a fine sieve or small strainer over large mason jar or container, start slowly pouring the simple syrup in the strainer. With the back of a spoon squeeze the juice out of the cranberries left and orange slices. Discard the cranberries and orange pulp occasionally as you continue to strain it.
5. Then place on counter to cool completely before using! ( sometimes I cannot wait for it to cool completely and that is okay– especially because you will be using ice anyways!)

Tell Me More About Runamok Cocktail Syrups!

This Maple Tonic Cocktail Syrup by Runamok is NOT your average tonic syrup. It is made with their top quality maple syrup that provides such a rich flavor and goes perfectly with the lime and quinine that is in the syrup as well!

This syrup can whip up an easy cocktail with just the gin & tonic added to it, however we are giving it that little holiday upgrade with this recipe! However, know that when you purchase it, you will be good to even without the simple syrup from above!

They also have a line of cocktail syrups specifically for Old Fashioned and a Maple Bitter’s Cocktail set as well. Basically they are your KEY to the at home bartending we are doing a lot more this holiday due to our current 2020 circumstances! Head to the link right here to order your syrups BEFORE December 15th, which is their deadline for holiday shipping. Also use ALAINA20 at check out for 20% off your perfect holiday shopping! Perfect gifts for stockings and a gift set for under the tree.

What other HGHF Recipes Use Runamok?

** spoiler alert– a lot! hahah I cannot resist baking or “no baking” treats with maple syrup. Using natures natural sweeter is ALWAYS a win, especially when it is Runamok and their many delicious infused syrups or traditional Sugar Cut! I mean their vanilla cinnamon infused…. don’t even get me started! 🙂

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Cranberry Orange Gin and Tonic

This is such a fresh and delicious cocktail with notes of rich maple syrup, tangy orange and cranberry simple syrup and the perfect fruity notes the gin. This is going to be by far one of your new favorite simple and easy cocktails!

Prep Time0 minutes mins

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cocktails, cranberry, gin, holiday cocktails, orange muffins, simple syrup

Servings: 2

Calories:

Author: Alaina Hinkle

Ingredients

• 3 oz Gin
• 2 oz Cranberry Orange Simple Syrup
• .75 oz Runamok Maple Tonic Syrup
• Tonic to top it off with

Cranberry Orange Simple Syrup

• 1 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 cup pure organic cane sugar
• 1 navel orange

Instructions

• In a sauce pan stir the fresh cranberries, cane sugar and water. Peel orange, discard the peel and section off the oranges slices and place in the sauce pan. Stir for about a minute to help sugar dissolve
• Bring the mixture to a boil, then turn down to a simmer– medium low heat. For 15 minutes let it simmer, the cranberries will start to “pop” and soften.
• Give it a good stir occasionally, then remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Place a fine sieve or small strainer over large mason jar or container, start slowly pouring the simple syrup in the strainer. With the back of a spoon squeeze the juice out of the cranberries left and orange slices. Discard the cranberries and orange pulp occasionally as you continue to strain it.
• Then place on counter to cool completely before using! ( sometimes I cannot wait for it to cool completely and that is okay– especially because you will be using ice anyways!)