Cranberry-Ginger Martini - cooking recipe

Ingredients

ice
1 1/2 ounces vodka
2 ounces cranberry juice
1/2 ounce lime juice
1 dash powdered ginger
1/2 ounce sparkling water
cranberries (to garnish)
candied ginger (to garnish)

Preparation

Put the ice in a shaker.
Add the vodka, cranberry juice, and lime juice.
Shake.
Place the powdered ginger in a chilled martini glass.*.
Add the vodka-cranberry mixture and top with the tonic.
Place 1 cranberry, some candied ginger, and another cranberry on a toothpick or cocktail skewer.
Place in the martini glass.
*Use a light hand when sprinkling the powdered ginger into the glass, or it will overpower the drink.