Cranberry gin and tonic

Doug Sherring

Cranberry lends itself well to the botanicals in gin and limes are abundant in winter. Making a cranberry sugar syrup means you can utilise for other cocktails too.

For the cranberry sugar syrup (makes 8 cocktails)

1 cup	Cranberries, frozen (Main)
1 cup	White sugar
1 cup	Water

For the cranberry gin and tonic (makes 1)

1 handful	Ice
30 ml	Gin (Main)
30 ml	Cranberry sugar syrup (Main)
½	Limes, juiced, plus a slice to garnish
1 serving	Tonic water
3	Cranberries, to garnish

Directions

To make the cranberry sugar syrup

1. Gently heat all ingredients in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved. Mash the cranberries gently with a fork, and then set aside to cool.
2. Strain and keep in a jar or container in the fridge until you're ready to use. Sugar syrup will keep for a couple of weeks in the fridge.

To make the cocktails

1. Fill your glass with ice. Add the gin, syrup and lime juice. Stir well, then top with tonic. Garnish with a lime slice and a couple of cranberries.

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