Christmas Cranberry and Ginger Tonic (a Christmas Mocktail)
This Christmas mocktail is a delicious blend of refreshingly sweet, citrusy and slightly bitter flavours. Perfect festive drink for non drinkers!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 60 ml 2 fluid oz Cranberry Ginger Syrup (recipe below)
- 120 ml 4 fl oz tonic water to top up
- 3-4 ice cubes
- 2 sprigs fresh mint leaves
- 3 fresh cranberries (optional)
- 300 g 10 1/2 oz cranberries
- 100 g 3 1/2 oz fresh ginger
- 200 g 1 cup white sugar
- 250 ml 1 cup water
Instructions
- 1
Scrub the ginger (no need to peel) and chop up in a food chopper or by hand. You can grate it, if you can be bothered.
- 2
Place everything in a saucepan and bring to a simmer on high heat.
- 3
Lower the heat down and simmer for 10 minutes, squashing down the cranberries at the end.
- 4
Leave to cool slightly, then strain for a clear, bright red syrup. Store in the fridge until needed. Don't use the cranberry syrup for your drink while it's still warm, as it'll just give you a lukewarm drink.
- 5
Using a muddler or the back of a teaspoon, crush the cranberries and 2 mint leaves in your glass.
- 6
Add the ice cubes.
- 7
Pour in the cranberry syrup.
- 8
Top with tonic water.
- 9
Garnish with the rest of the mint leaves.