Name: Christmas spiced negroni
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 star anise; 4 cloves; 4 cardamom pods crushed; 2 bay leaves; 2 strips of orange peel; 500ml gin; 25ml spiced gin; 25ml Campari; 25ml sweet vermouth; star anise, cinnamon stick and orange twist or wedge, to garnish

Two tumbler glasses filled with spiced negroni, garnished with star anise, cinnamon stick and orange twist

2 cinnamon sticks
2 star anise
4 cloves
4 cardamom pods
crushed
2 bay leaves
2 strips of orange peel
500ml gin

CHRISTMAS NEGRONI

25ml spiced gin
25ml Campari
25ml sweet vermouth
star anise, cinnamon stick and orange twist or wedge, to garnish

Method

step 1
To make the spiced gin, put the spices, bay leaves, orange peel and the gin into a clean mason jar and leave for 24-36 hrs to infuse, then strain out the spices.
step 2
Pour 25ml each of spiced gin, Campari and vermouth into a chunky, heavy-bottomed tumbler filled with ice. Garnish with a star anise, cinnamon stick and orange twist or wedge