Sloe gin cocktail
Ingredients :
30ml lemon juice
30ml gin
55ml sloe gin
ice
For the juniper syrup
1.5 tbsp juniper berries
110g white caster sugar
Method :
Start by making the juniper syrup. Put the sugar in a small saucepan, then add 100ml water and the
juniper berries. Bring to the boil, then take off the heat and gently squash the berries in the liquid
using a potato masher. Leave to steep until completely cold, then strain into a sterilised bottle or jar.
Will keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Put the sloe gin, lemon juice, gin and 2 tsp of the syrup in a cocktail shaker with a few ice cubes.
Shake well and strain into a tumbler filled with crushed ice. Serve immediately.
30ml lemon juice
30ml gin
55ml sloe gin
ice
For the juniper syrup
1.5 tbsp juniper berries
110g white caster sugar
Method :
Start by making the juniper syrup. Put the sugar in a small saucepan, then add 100ml water and the
juniper berries. Bring to the boil, then take off the heat and gently squash the berries in the liquid
using a potato masher. Leave to steep until completely cold, then strain into a sterilised bottle or jar.
Will keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Put the sloe gin, lemon juice, gin and 2 tsp of the syrup in a cocktail shaker with a few ice cubes.
Shake well and strain into a tumbler filled with crushed ice. Serve immediately.
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