Sparkling Cranberry Tea Cocktails

• 4 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 family-sized tea bags
• 2 1/2 cups no-sugar-added cranberry juice
• 1 cup vodka
• 1/4 cup Grand Marnier (orange-flavored liqueur)
• 4 cups ginger ale, chilled
• Orange rind strips (optional)

1. Combine 4 cups water and sugar in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Pour over tea bags. Cover and let stand 5 minutes; discard tea bags. Cool. Stir in juice, vodka, and Grand Marnier; chill.
2. Gently stir in ginger ale. Serve over ice; garnish with rind, if desired.
3. This is a fine make-ahead recipe for an open house. Combine the ingredients through step one and chill; stir in the ginger ale just before serving. Serve in goblets, highball glasses, or any pretty clear glasses to show off the concoction's yuletide-red hue.

water, sugar, cranberry juice, vodka, grand marnier, ginger ale, orange rind strips

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sparkling-cranberry-tea-cocktails (may not work)