MINCE PIE MARTINI

Raise a Christmassy Glass

RECIPE: The BBC Good Food Team

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/mince-pie-martini

SERVES: 4

APPLIANCE: Hob

COOKING TIME: 10mins prep

DIFFICULTY: Easy

 

Ingredients

  • For the mincemeat syrup

    • 100g golden caster sugar

    • 50g mincemeat

      For the garnish

    • 4 tbsp caster sugar

    • 4 tsp mixed spice

  • For the cocktail

    • 4 tsp mincemeat

    • 100ml gin

    • 100ml sweet red vermouth

    • 20ml dark rum

 

Method

  1. To make a mincemeat syrup, put 100ml water, the golden caster sugar and mincemeat in a pan and bring to the boil. Cool and strain through muslin into a sieve. Separately, mix the caster sugar and mixed spice, then dampen the rims of 4 martini glasses and dip in the sugar and spice mixture.

  2. Muddle the 4 tsp of mincemeat in a cocktail shaker (you may need to make it in 2 batches), then add the gin, sweet red vermouth, dark rum, 80ml mincemeat syrup and ice. Shake well and strain into your prepared glass.