Poinsettia champagne cocktail Christmas Baking with SusieJ

Measurements [American]

  • 15 mL Cointreu
  • 45 mL cranberry juice cocktail
  • Bubbly

Shake Cointreu and cranberry over ice, strain into a flute, top with bubbly.

Pre-make the base with 120 mL Cointreu , 350 mL cranberry juice cocktail , and 120 mL water , and chill. Pour 75 mL base into a flute and top with bubbly.

Middle-aged woman holding a red-orange cocktail in a champagne flute, throwing her head back and laughing

No other cocktail has quite so deliberately tied itself to Christmas. The Poinesettia is a tasty, refreshing drink that will not knock your socks off; the cranberry balances the Cointreu.