Cranberry juice is the juice of the [ingredient=cranberry cranberry], which are typically squeezed and pressed to separate the juice from the fruit. By itself, cranberry juice is incredibly tart and somewhat bitter, so companies have devised many ways of blending other fruits into cranberry juice to moderate the acidity and bitterness somewhat.
Common fruit juices blended with cranberry juice include [ingredient=apple-juice apple], grape, and [ingredient=pomegranate-juice pomegranate], though strawberry, tangerine and cherry are also used. Recently, [ingredient=white-cranberry-juice white cranberry juice] has been introduced, which is made from ripe cranberries that have not changed color yet, resulting in a softer, less bitter juice which is also blended with other fruit juices.
Some popular cocktails containing Cranberry juice
- Cosmopolitan Milk Punch — Vodka, Tawny port, Triple sec, Tonic water, Cranberry juice, Milk, Lime juice, Sugar, Star anise, Bay leaf, Clove, Pomegranate molasses, Orange peel, Grapefruit peel, Cardamom
- Chili Passion Martini — Rum, Vodka, Passion fruit puree, Cranberry juice, Ginger syrup
- Cosmopolitan (Employees Only version) — Lemon vodka, Triple sec, Cranberry juice, Lime juice
- Christmas in a Glass — Rum, Pomegranate Liqueur, Triple sec, Cranberry juice, Simple syrup, Orange, Cranberry
- Summer Sunset Cooler — Citrus vodka, Ginger ale, Passion fruit syrup, Cranberry juice
- Countrypolitan — Corn Whiskey, Triple sec, Lime juice, Cranberry juice
- Pink Cougar — Citrus vodka, Limoncello, Triple sec, Lemon juice, Cranberry juice, Grenadine
- Catch Me If You Can — Blended Scotch, Sweet vermouth, Cassis, Cranberry juice, Orange peel
- The Redhead — Orange vodka, Orange liqueur, Cranberry juice, Lime foam
- The HONK! Hornblower — Cranberry juice, Ginger beer, Orgeat