Sweet and sour flavours come together in this bold and beautiful Cape Codder Drink. Look to see how this fabulous drink can add to fun gatherings with friends and family this summer!
Why Is the Drink Called a Cape Codder?
The Cape Codder, also known as a Cape Cod cocktail, is commonly known as Vodka Cranberry cocktail.
Did you know that Cape Cod, a popular destination for vacationers to visit on the East Coast in the United States, is known for growing cranberries? The name ‘Cape Codder cocktail’ is paying tribute to this bright red fruit being produced in this region and for Cape Cod’s costal charm.
What Are the Health Benefits to Cranberry Juice?
With its sweet and sour flavour, who would have thought that cranberry juice can be good for you to consume?
There are many surprising benefits to cranberry juice. Below are just a few of them:
- Cranberry juice can help to prevent urinary tract infections (or UTIs)
- This juice is an excellent source of vitamin C (this vitamin helps to ward off diseases such as cancer and heart disease)
- An 8-ounce glass of cranberry juice also contains vitamin E which helps to keep your skin, blood vessels, and heart healthy
- Collagen found in cranberry juice can also help you absorb iron and boost your immune system
What to serve with a Cape Coder Drink?
This Cape Codder cocktail can be paired with many different dishes to top off an amazing get-together, especially if you are keeping to an East Coast theme.
If friends are stopping by for a quick bite, appetizers such as oysters Rockefeller, gourmet corn with herb butter, or a shrimp cocktail platter with an array of flavourful dips would make great additions to this summer drink with alcohol.
Are you planning a meal for your gathering? Dishes such as lobster rolls, a thick and creamy chowder, fish dishes, or crab cakes would taste great while sipping this Cape Codder drink.
A Cape Codder drink also tastes great while under your patio lanterns while enjoying desserts with friends. Desserts such as Cape Cod blueberry pie, whoopie pies, Boston cream cupcakes, or a New York-style cheesecake are some ideas to try with this refreshing summer cocktail in hand.
Cape Codder Drink Recipe
I hope you mix and enjoy this recipe for cape cod drink with loved ones this summer! Let me know what you would try to make summer cocktail with vodka your own.
Cape codder drink ingredients
- 1.5 oz Vodka
- 3-4 oz Cranberry Juice
- Lemon Slices
- Ice Cubes
How to make a cape cod cocktail
- Fill a glass with ice cubes.
- Pour in shot of vodka.
- Top with cranberry juice.
- Garnish with a lime slice.
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Cape Codder Drink
Equipment
- 1 Glass
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Vodka
- 4 oz Cranberry Juice 3 to 4 onces
- 1 slice Lemon
- Ice Cubes
Instructions
- Fill a glass with ice cubes.
- Pour in shot of vodka.
- Top with cranberry juice.
- Garnish with a lime slice.
Oh I do think this would go with cheese cake.
This Cape Codder Drink sounds amazing.
So pretty and sounds delicious
This sounds like a refreshing drink to have while sitting out on the deck in the summer.