Recipe

• 3 parts cranberry juice drink

• 2 parts lemon vodka

• 1 part triple sec

• ½ part lime juice

Shake thoroughly with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and add a thin slice of lime.

A definite improvement on my first attempt, which had more vodka and lime juice.  The recipe is only changed a little here, but results in a much less harsh taste, even without overdoing the fruit juice like some bars tend to.  This recipe is definitely the one I'll settle on, because it's just superb – fresh, fragrant, like a little oasis.  I can see why it's Claire's favourite.

By the way, the fact that it's lemon vodka is a big deal – it's very different from normal vodka.  I expect you could get a similar result with standard vodka and lemon zest, but if you can get the real stuff, it's worth it even just for this one drink.