Orange Cranberry Bourbon Smash Recipe - The Cookie Rookie® (2024)

This post is sponsored by Ibotta. All opinions are my own.

This delicious bourbon smash is perfect for the festive period! Easy and quick to make, it’s a warming drink filled with flavors of cranberry and orange.

Thanksgiving co*cktail Recipe

Let’s be honest, during the holiday season, there’s never a bad time for a co*cktail! This bourbon smash is simple to make and is sure to warm your soul!

We think this fun bourbon smash is just perfect for Thanksgiving. Bright flavors and colors and tastes like autumn charm.

Flavors of ginger, rosemary, cranberry and orange make this bourbon drink a winner! This makes for a great signature co*cktail to serve up. Topped with ginger ale, it’s tangy and earthy with just the right amount of tang.

For more holiday co*cktails, be sure to try my Sugared Cranberry Mimosas and if bourbon is your thing, you have to try this Orange Bourbon Slush!

Why you will love this orange cranberry bourbon smash!

• Easy: This is a really simple co*cktail to make, simply muddle the ingredients together and pour!
• Quick: This is a great co*cktail to serve up if you are entertaining a few people. It’s super quick to make up several of these drinks in one go.
• Easy drinker: This is a great co*cktail for those that are lighter drinkers, with one shot of alcohol they are great sippers.

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Bourbon Smash made with Cranberry Sauce

I got creative with my Thanksgiving bundle courtesy of Ibotta and Walmart and created this Orange Cranberry Bourbon Smash using Great Value Cranberry Sauce. It truly gives this co*cktail a bright and true cranberry flavor that is second to none.

It’s little things like this that take a co*cktail from good to great and adds that special touch to your Thanksgiving table. In 2020, it’s the little things that matter!

How to make an orange cranberry bourbon smash

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• Add all of the ingredients, other than the ginger ale, to a co*cktail shaker.
• Muddle to combine.
• Strain into a glass filled with ice.
• Top up with ginger ale and serve.

Do you need a co*cktail shaker to make this drink?

Don’t fret, if you don’t have a co*cktail shaker, you can still make this recipe. The drink isn’t shaken, it’s muddled, so you can make this without one. A large mason jar or even a glass jug can be used in place of the shaker.

Our Fave co*cktail Shaker!

These fun and sturdy co*cktail shakers can’t be beat. You don’t have to have one to make this recipe, but I do love having one in my arsenal.

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See Also

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Why muddle not shake?

Muddling releases the flavors of the fresh rosemary into the liquids and it’s a much more effective technique than shaking it. If you have a muddler, then this is the most effective tool, but you can also use the back of a tablespoon to press the rosemary against the sides of the glass.

Make it for a crowd

The recipe below is for one drink, but you can easily double and triple the recipe and make several drinks at the same time. Just make sure that your co*cktail shaker is large enough.

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We hope you love this Bourbon Smash as much as we do. It’s simply the perfect Thanksgiving co*cktail recipe! Show us how you enjoyed in by adding a pic in the comments or leaving a rating.