Spanish Cranberry Sparkling Martini

By Dixie8686

Ingredients

• 1 shot Cranberry Vodka, recipe follows
• Fino sherry, for serving
• Chilled Cava, for topping
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup cranberries
• Peeled zest of 1 orange
• One 750-milliliter bottle vodka

Preparation

Step 1

Put the Cranberry Vodka in a cocktail shaker, add a splash of sherry and ice and shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a martini glass and top off with a splash of chilled Cava.

Bring the sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the cranberries and orange zest and cook until the cranberries pop, about 5 minutes. Pour the cranberry syrup into a large container with a lid and add the vodka. Refrigerate for at least 2 days. Strain the vodka into a pitcher, discarding the solids. Yield: About 4 cups