The Reindeer

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Serve in

a Flute glass...
2 slice Fresh root ginger (thumbnail sized)
⅔ fl oz Ketel One Citroen Vodka
¼ fl oz Le Sirop de Monin Spicy syrup
1/12 fl oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
Top up with Brut Champagne
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How to make:

MUDDLE ginger in base of shaker. Add next 3 ingredients (all but champagne), SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. TOP with Champagne.

Spicy sugar syrup
To make your own festive spice syrup: Stir half a cup of hot water and half a cup of sugar in a pan until sugar is dissolved. Add 1 cracked cinnamon stick, ½ a split vanilla pod and 1 teaspoon of cracked Szechuan peppers. Cover for 15 minutes then strain and cool liquid. If using this syrup in the recipe above then use 12.5ml.

Garnish:

Holly sprig & cherry (the holly represents the antlers and the cherry the red nose)

About:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2016 by Ketel One Brand Ambassador, Dave Beatty.

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