Very Merry Ornamentini

Each year, Madison selects the signature Christmas Cocktail.  This one was a beautiful presentation and fun to make using thick glass ornaments that I purchased from Amazon.  We doubled the recipe for 6 Ornamentini's.  
Here is Madison with the presentation.  

Makes 4 martinis

1 cup vodka (Tito's preferred)
1/2 cup orange liqueur (Cointreau preferred)
1/2 cup cherry juice*
1/4 cup cranberry juice*
1/4 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed with no pulp

Sugared cranberries (recipe below) and fresh rosemary sprigs to garnish.

*Use 100% juice.  

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake vigorously.

Using a funnel, pour the mixture into the clear glass ornaments that have been rinsed.

Carefully, replace the topper on each ornament.

Add sugared cranberries and a rosemary sprig to four martini glasses. (I used stemless glasses).   Set the ornament in the glass to serve.  Before drinking, slowly pour the contents onto the cranberries.  



Sugared Cranberries:
2 cups sugar, divided
1/2 cup water
1 bag (12 ounces) fresh cranberries

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine 1/2 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water.  Stir until sugar is dissolved (2-3 minutes).  Remove from heat and stir in the cranberries.  Transfer the cranberries to a wire rack and let dry for at least an hour.  

Working in small batches, roll the cranberries in the remaining sugar until they are well coated.  Let them dry for at least one hour on a wire rack.  

Store the cranberries in a bowl without a lid.  They are edible however super bitter so we weren't fans.  

Use as decor for up to two weeks.