Cranberry Rita Recipe

Cranberry • margarita mixer • soda sparkle

Red Cranberry Rita in a rocks glass with ice and a lime wedge on a dark wood table

Cranberry Rita is a mixer-only drink in the supplied collection. Unlike the neighboring Rita recipes, its ingredient list does not include IMPOSTER Tequila or another spirit-inspired base. Cranberry juice sits beside Fever-Tree Margarita Mix, with club soda as the final top-up over ice. A lime wedge finishes the glass without a separate juice measurement. Use it as the mixer-only option on a menu alongside the Tequila-inspired Ritas, rather than silently adding a bottle ingredient to make the records look alike. The source gives no club-soda volume, and cranberry juice styles vary, so both details matter when approving the final formula.

Quick Recipe Details

Prep time: Estimated 5 minutes
Total time: Estimated 5 minutes
Yield / servings: 1 cocktail
Glassware: Rocks glass
Difficulty: Easy
Ice: Fresh serving ice; shaking ice where instructed
Garnish: Lime wedge
Made with: Named mixers only; no IMPOSTER bottle in the supplied formula

Ingredients

3 oz Fever Tree Margarita Mix
1 oz Cranberry Juice
Top with Fever Tree Club Soda
Garnish: lime wedge
Ice to fill the rocks glass

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the glass

Fill a rocks glass with fresh serving ice.

Step 2: Measure the ingredients

Measure 1 oz Cranberry Juice into the glass and combine the still ingredients.

Step 3: Top and combine

Finish by adding 3 oz Fever Tree Margarita Mix, then top with Fever Tree Club Soda and stir gently. Keep carbonated ingredients out of the shaker.

Step 4: Finish and serve

Finish with lime wedge and serve promptly.

Why These Ingredients Work

Cranberry juice provides the distinct fruit component beside the prepared margarita mixer. Soda extends the glass with carbonation. No IMPOSTER base is claimed here because none is listed in the source; bottle-led alternatives are available as separate recipes.

Serving Notes

Use the listed 3 oz margarita mixer and 1 oz cranberry juice rather than treating juice as an unlimited top-up.

Add soda last. The source does not give its measured volume.

Variations and Substitutions

Without lime garnish

Leave off the wedge if unavailable. It does not replace a measured liquid ingredient.

Bottle-led alternatives

Choose Strawberry Rita or Watermelon Rita for separately listed IMPOSTER Tequila recipes rather than adding an invented base measure here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is no IMPOSTER bottle listed?

The supplied Cranberry Rita contains margarita mixer, cranberry juice, club soda, and a lime garnish. No spirit base appears in its original ingredient list.

Is the cranberry juice sweetened?

The source does not identify its style or brand. Confirm the juice label; sweetened cranberry beverages and unsweetened juice need not produce the same balance.

Is Cranberry Rita alcohol-free?

No IMPOSTER spirit is listed in this source formula. Check the current labels for cranberry juice, margarita mixer, and club soda before describing the entire finished drink as alcohol-free.