Fill a rocks glass with ice. Add vodka and cranberry juice. Stir together.
Top with orange juice.
Garnish with an orange slice, orange zest and/or fresh cranberries.
Notes
Use fresh orange juice for the freshest taste. You can juice it yourself or pick up fresh-squeezed orange juice at many grocery stores.Be sure to buy 100% cranberry juice, not cranberry juice cocktail. Pure cranberry juice is sweet enough, and cranberry juice cocktail has a lot of extra sugar. When you add a piece of orange zest to your cocktail, give it a gentle squeeze as you wave it around the rim of the glass. This gives the drink an extra hint of bitter orange scent and flavor.