In a large pot, bring juice, cranberries, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon sticks and cloves to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer until all of the cranberries have popped.
Remove from stove and pour mixture through a sieve lined with cheesecloth into another large pot.
Reserve 20 or so of the burst cranberries and the cinnamon sticks.
Allow mixture to cool to room temperature then add the grain alcohol.
**CAUTION: Do not add alcohol near a flame or heat source. It is highly flammable. Make sure mixture is completely cooled before adding alcohol.
Add 2-3 burst cranberries and a cinnamon stick to each mason jar.
Ladle moonshine into clean mason jars, leaving a 1/2 inch head.
Place lids on jars and allow to sit in a cool, dry place for 1 month before enjoying.
Please enjoy responsibly.
Notes
EXPERT TIPS
Use a very large stock pot to make this Moonshine cocktail recipe. Sometimes I even divide the ingredients between my two largest stock pots.
You can use any size canning jars that you have to store this cranberry moonshine. You aren’t going to do the entire canning process. Just fill the jars and make sure they are tightly sealed.
When you make Everclear Moonshine recipes, make sure you store the jars in a cool, dark place to mellow out for a few weeks before enjoying them.
There may be some sediment from the cinnamon stick in the jar – simple strain it through cheesecloth.
Mixers: A great wine, a squeeze of lime with some ice combine with ginger ale or sprite make a perfect sweet punch with incredible flavor for a holiday party. Pineapple or orange juice mixed with a few oz cranberry moonshine in a large pitcher with some lime juice and some fresh raspberries or cherry make a sharable holiday cocktail.
Make sure you enjoy this cocktail responsibly.
Instant Pot: Make Instant Pot Cranberry Moonshine by using the pot on saute instead of using a stock pot. Follow the same directions as in the recipe card.