The Reindeer

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Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
2 slice Fresh ginger root (thumbnail-sized slice)
2⁄3 oz Ketel One Citroen Vodka
1⁄4 oz Chili pepper (spicy) syrup
1⁄12 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
Top up with Brut champagne/sparkling wine
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Holly sprig & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (the holly represents the antlers and the cherry the red nose)

How to make:

MUDDLE ginger in base of shaker. Add next three 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 below then use 12.5ml.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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History:

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

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Maxine W’s Avatar Maxine W
1st January 2024 at 15:23
An instant Christmas tradition. We served this as a welcoming drink for our Christmas Eve party and guests couldn't get enough of the intriguing soft spices. They asked for more syrup but we realised that this recipe is perfectly balanced. Thank you, Difford!
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David Parnell’s Avatar David Parnell
21st December 2023 at 19:09
Perfect welcoming drink for Christmas lunch or a winter soirée
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