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Ingredients
- William’s Elegant Gin 50ml
- blackberry and mint cordial 25ml
- dry cider to top up
- blackberries 400g (keep 1 to serve)
- apples 2, 1 thinly sliced
- caster sugar 400g
- lemon 1, sliced
- mint a few sprigs (keep 1 to serve)
Method
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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.
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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.
