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
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Ingredients
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Chilli-infused honey syrup
- 350ml of honey
- 350ml of water
- 1 red chilli, split in half lengthways
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
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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
- 1 red chilli, split in half lengthways
- 350ml of honey
- 350ml of water
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
- lemon peel, dried and in a spiral, to garnish
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