Here’s a treat. An intriguing spiced gin cocktail to warm you up, all winter long. Impress yourself, and your guests, as you perform wonders with seasonal spices, fruit slices and warm sweet flavours. Be sure to point out the soft citrus apple notes that bring complex exotic spices into play through the fresh, refined flavours of Bombay Sapphire.

100 ml Bombay Sapphire
40 ml MARTINI® Bianco
225 ml water
4 ½ tsp honey
3 Whole thin apple slices
1 Cinnamon Stick
2 Cloves
2 Cardamom pods (broken)
0.5 Vanilla pod
1 Black tea bag
50 ml Unfiltered/cloudy apple juice
20 ml Fresh lemon juice
Orange zest
Freshly grated nutmeg

Add water, honey, apple juice and apple slices to a pot
Add spices (cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, vanilla pod)
Bring to the boil, switch off, and add tea bag
Wait three minutes, then remove tea bag, spices and apple slices (retain for garnish)
Add Bombay Sapphire, Martini® Bianco and fresh lemon juice
Stir and turn heat on for 25 seconds
Strain into two tea cups
Garnish with orange zest, spent apple slices and a sprinkle of fresh grated nutmeg