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Festive cocktails: The Red Queen
The Red Queen cocktail: beautiful, capricious and a little dangerous... this festive gin-based cocktail was named after the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland.
Prep Time
2 mins
Total Time
2 mins
Servings:
2
Calories:
188 kcal
Course:
Cocktails
Cuisine:
European
Ingredients
- 120 ml cranberry juice 1/2 cup
- 80 ml gin Hendricks brand, 1/3 cup
- 40 ml St Germain Elderflower liqueur 1/8 cup
- ½ lemon or to taste, juice only
Garnish
- cranberries to garnish, fresh, threaded on cocktail sticks
Instructions
- Fill your cocktail shaker with plenty of ice and add all the ingredients (apart from the fresh cranberries). Shake until a frost forms on the shaker – about 30 seconds.
- Taste your drink and make any adjustments – does it need a touch more lemon juice?
- Pour into chilled martini or coupe glasses and garnish with the fresh cranberries.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
188kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
39mg
(1%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 188
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 188kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 39mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.