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Cranberry Old Fashioned
Cranberry sauce replaces the sugar cube or simple syrup in a traditional Old Fashioned to make this festive spirit-forward cocktail to brighten up the holidays. Using a spoonful of cranberry sauce adds the sweetness that balances with the bourbon or rye whiskey and Angostura bitters.

Ingredients
Instructions
- Step 1
Add bourbon, cranberry sauce, orange juice, and bitters to a cocktail shaker.
- Step 2
Top with ice and use a spoon to stir for 20 to 30 seconds, until cranberry sauce is evenly distributed.
- Step 3
Add a large ice cube to a rocks glass and strain the drink over the ice.
- Step 4
Garnish with an orange peel and a skewer of fresh cranberries.
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