Cape Codder

1 serving

8 minutes

In 1959, the U.S. Department of Health announced that industrial cranberry fields were being treated with toxic fertilizers: that's why the Cape Codder, invented in the late 1940s, didn't become one of the most popular American cocktails until thirty years later.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 241.1
• Proteins: 0.7g
• Fats: 0g
• Carbohydrates: 30.3g

Ingredients

• Vodka: 50 ml
• Sugar syrup: 20 ml
• Cranberry: 80 g
• Angostura: 2 ml
• Lime: 0.5 pc
• Orange zest: pinch
• Powdered sugar: 10 g

Cooking steps

1. In a mixing glass, add three large handfuls of cranberries (reserve a few berries for serving) and pour in the syrup, then muddle thoroughly to release all the juice from the cranberries.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cranberry: 80 g
   • Sugar syrup: 20 ml

2. Fill the glass with crushed ice and add a dash of Angostura.

   Required ingredients:

   • Angostura: 2 ml

3. Add ice cubes and vodka to the shaker and shake well. Strain into a glass, add ice to create a mound.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vodka: 50 ml

4. Squeeze some juice from half a lime, place the soft half on ice, add cranberries on top, and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Garnish the glass with zest.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lime: 0.5 piece
   • Cranberry: 80 g
   • Powdered sugar: 10 g
   • Orange zest:  pinch