Christmas martini
Imagine drinking a Christmas cake – this martini is how it would taste. With bourbon and cherry brandy, plus a dried fruit syrup, it’s an indulgent festive drink
Peppermint martini
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- plus cooling
- Easy
- (with leftover syrup)
Skip to ingredients
- mini peppermint candy canecrushed, for the rim
- 50ml vodka
- ice
For the mint syrup
- 100g caster sugar
- ½ tsp peppermint extract
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal141
- fat0g
- saturates0g
- carbs7g
- sugars7g
- fibre0g
- protein0g
- salt0g
Method
step 1
First, make the syrup. Heat the sugar and 100ml water in a saucepan over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat, stir in the peppermint extract and leave to cool completely. You’ll make more than you need – any leftovers will keep chilled for three days.
step 2
Tip the crushed candy cane into a shallow dish. Dip the rim of a martini glass in water, then the candy cane. (If the pieces aren’t sticking to the rim, mix the water with a little icing sugar.) Set aside.
step 3
Pour 15ml of the peppermint syrup into a jug or cocktail shaker. Add the vodka and a handful of ice, and stir until the outside of the shaker feels very cold. Strain into the prepared glass to serve.
