How to Make a Cape Cod Cocktail

Cranberry juice has long been associated with the cranberry bogs of New England, and specifically the island of Cape Cod.http://www.cranberries.org/cranberries/history.html The "Cape Cod Cocktail" offers a mixture of vodka and cranberry juice for an easy and refreshing cocktail. Knowing how to make a variety of mixed drink recipes can allow you to create beverages for a social gathering or for a drink to enjoy with dinner. Adding the "Cape Cod Cocktail" to your drink library is easy as it is quick to prepare an uses ingredients you may already keep stocked in your home.

How to Make a Cape Cod Cocktail Video

Watch Ja Nee Nisongerthis, a Los Angeles bartender, present a mixed drink instructional video. In this guide, she prepares a "Cape Cod Cocktail". She outlines the ingredients needed and walks through the step-by-step process of mixing the drink. This mixed drink guide is part of a larger series of instructional videos offered on the Mahalo.com YouTube channel.

Step 1: Gather Your Ingredients

Collect cranberry juice, your favorite vodka and a lime. Any vodka, such as Absolute or Grey Goose will work for this drink recipe. You will also need a highball glass, ice and a measuring glass. If you know how to measure liquids by feel, you can bypass the measuring glass.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd3BByBxqF4

Step 2: Mix the Drink

Fill the your highball glass with ice. Measure and pour one shot (1.5 ounces) of vodka into the glass. Fill the glass to the top with cranberry juice.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd3BByBxqF4 Stir if desired.

Step 3: Garnish and Serve

Cut your lime into wedges. Take one wedge and use it as a garnish along the side of your glass. You can also squeeze some lime juice directly into your drink mixture, based on your taste preferences.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd3BByBxqF4

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