Ginger and Cinnamon Cocktail
| 4 People | |
| Cinnamon Syrup | |
| 100 ml | sugar |
| 100 ml | water |
| 2 | cinnamon sticks |
| Cocktail | |
| 2 tbsp | fresh ginger, coarsely grated |
| 200 ml | apple juice, cloudy |
| 1 | lemon |
| 1 batch | cinnamon syrup |
| ~150 ml | vodka, optional |
To get the cocktail really cold, use a shaker and shake all the ingredients with ice. Serve the cocktail without the ice.
Another alternative, if you really want to give your friends a treat, is to serve the cocktails with one large ice cube, the Japanese way. You’ll probably need a different glass for this – whiskey glasses work better.
Freeze a block of ice in a plastic tray, then use a Japanese-style, three prong ice pick to make large, round ice cubes. Of course, you can make these ahead of time, and keep them in a bowl in the freezer.
Another alternative, if you really want to give your friends a treat, is to serve the cocktails with one large ice cube, the Japanese way. You’ll probably need a different glass for this – whiskey glasses work better.
Freeze a block of ice in a plastic tray, then use a Japanese-style, three prong ice pick to make large, round ice cubes. Of course, you can make these ahead of time, and keep them in a bowl in the freezer.
1
Bring sugar, water and cinnamon sticks to a boil. Leave it to boil for quite a while – at least 30 minutes.
2
Grate a piece of ginger – about the size of a thumb – and mix with apple juice in a blender. Remove the bits of ginger with a strainer. If you have a juice extractor you can use that for the ginger, in which case you’ll need only about 1 tsp of juice.
3
Squeeze the lemon, then mix the apple and ginger juice with cinnamon syrup, lemon juice and vodka. Serve in cocktail glasses.