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Drinks

Ingredients

  • 25 ml (1 oz) gin
  • 25 ml (1 oz) ruby port
  • 20 ml (¾ oz) lemon juice, freshly squeeze
  • 12 ml (½ oz) ounce simple syrup
  • 1 tsp cranberry preserves1
  • Garnish: mint sprig
  • Garnish: speared blackberry and raspberry

Method

  1. Add the gin, port, lemon juice, syrup and cranberry preserves into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
  2. Strain into a rocks glass over crushed or cracked ice.
  3. Garnish with a mint sprig and speared blackberry and raspberry.

  1. For homemade cranberry preserves: In a food processor, coarsely chop 3 cups whole cranberries (or one 12-ounce bag). Into a large saucepan set over medium heat, add 2½ cups granulated sugar, 1½ cups water, (¼ cup creme de cassis) and the chopped cranberries and bring to a boil. Boil for two minutes. Lower the heat and simmer for approximately 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries have collapsed. Remove from the heat and let cool before transferring to a glass or plastic storage container. Keep refrigerated. ↩