Blackberry cider fizz
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- + infusing
- Easy
- Serves 1
Ingredients
- 50ml William’s Elegant Gin
- 25ml blackberry and mint cordial
- to top up dry cider
- 400g (keep 1 to serve) blackberries
- 2 apples, 1 thinly sliced
- 400g caster sugar
- 1 lemon, sliced
- a few sprigs (keep 1 to serve) mint
Method
- STEP 1
To make the cordial, heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the blackberries, apple chunks, sugar, lemon and mint in a dish with 400ml water and bake in the oven for 30-45 minutes, until the fruit gives up its juice and the sugar has dissolved. Strain and leave to cool.
- STEP 2
To make the cocktail, put the gin and cordial in a glass, fill with ice, then top with cider and gently mix together. Garnish with a thin slice of apple, a sprig of mint and a blackberry.
