"While most traditional versions of a vodka cranberry use the sweetened cranberry juice, all of these cranberry cocktail recipes use 100% cranberry juice! What's the difference: Cranberry juice is unsweetened. It tastes tart and is labeled as "100% juice". Cranberry juice cocktail is sweetened, often with added sugars or high-fructose corn syrup. Most traditional versions of cranberry cocktail recipes use this; even if they specify "cranberry juice" in the recipe, it often means cranberry juice cocktail."
"You can customize the sweetness. To balance the flavor, you can add back sweetness with maple syrup or simple syrup. Makes naturally sweet drinks (no refined sugar added). Alex and I like using maple syrup in our cranberry cocktails because it provides a gentler sweetness. We use maple syrup to sweeten lots of our cocktails, from the gin fizz to whiskey sour to our classic daiquiri."
Cranberry cocktails—from the classic Cosmopolitan to the Sea Breeze—combine sweet-tart fresh cranberry juice and are ready in minutes. Cranberry pairs well with a wide range of liquors, including vodka and Aperol. Most traditional vodka cranberries use sweetened cranberry juice, while 100% cranberry juice is unsweetened and labeled "100% juice." Using 100% cranberry juice reduces added sugar, produces a brighter, deeper color, and allows control over sweetness. Sweetness can be adjusted with maple syrup or simple syrup; maple provides a gentler, more natural sweetness and can replace refined sugar in many cocktail recipes.
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