The 3-Carat Ruby

Name: The 3-Carat Ruby
Ingredients: 12 small lemon, cut into pieces; 14 lime, cut into pieces; 2 fluid ounces ketel one vodka or 2 fluid ounces other vodka; 12 fluid ounce Cointreau liqueur or 12 fluid ounce triple sec; 2 teaspoons superfine sugar; 1 fluid ounce club soda; 1 fluid ounce cranberry juice

7 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

12 small lemon, cut into pieces
14 lime, cut into pieces
2 fluid ounces ketel one vodka or 2 fluid ounces other vodka
12 fluid ounce Cointreau liqueur or 12 fluid ounce triple sec
2 teaspoons superfine sugar
1 fluid ounce club soda
1 fluid ounce cranberry juice

Directions

1

HALF-FILL A COCKTAIL SHAKER WITH ICE and add the lemon and lime pieces, vodka, Cointreau, and sugar.
2

Muddle to blend the ingredients and to extract juice and other essence from the citrus fruits, covering the glass with one hand as much as you can while muddling.
3

(It can be a messy technique, but muddling is a classic bar method that draws out more flavor than simple shaking does.
4

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5

STRAIN THE COCKTAIL MIXTURE into a highball glass filled with ice, and top with the soda and cranberry juice.
6

Serve right away.