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
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.
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.