Spice and sour

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With a refreshing mix of spice and citrus, this gin cocktail is perfect to enjoy with Indian cuisine.The chilli-infused honey syrup will make more than you need for one cocktail, which is a great excuse to make a few! You could even try adding the syrup to other classic cocktails for a touch of added heat.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Chilli-infused honey syrup

To make the cocktail

  • 40ml of gin
  • 15ml of ginger liqueur
  • 15ml of elderflower liqueur
  • 15ml of lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • lemon peel, dried in a spiral shape to garnish

Equipment

  • Cocktail shaker
  • Hawthorne cocktail strainer
  • Ice

Method

1
To begin, make the chilli-infused honey syrup. Place the water and honey in a jar or container and add the chilli. Leave in the fridge to infuse for 2 days
2
Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Pour 15ml of the chilli-infused honey syrup and the remaining cocktail ingredients over the ice and seal. Shake hard for 15 seconds
  • 40ml of gin
  • 15ml of ginger liqueur
  • 15ml of elderflower liqueur
  • 15ml of lime juice, freshly squeezed
3
Use a Hawthorne strainer to hold back the ice and pour the contents of the shaker into a chilled, short glass with ice
4
Finish with a dried lemon peel spiral and short straws
First published in 2015

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