The Noelgroni
Prep
15 mins
Cook
30 mins
Servings
1
Difficulty
Easy
Every holiday season I find myself craving something festive that doesn't require complicated techniques or rare ingredients. This is where the Noelgroni came to life, a warming twist on the classic Negroni that celebrates the season in a glass. The beauty of this recipe is its simplicity: you're just infusing gin with warming spices and dried fruit, then mixing it up like you normally would. The star anise brings wonderful digestive benefits while the cinnamon, cloves, and citrus create that unmistakable holiday magic. Best of all, the whole thing comes together in under an hour with pantry staples you probably already have on hand.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 1cinnamon stick
- 1star anise
- 5cloves
- 25 gramsvine fruit mix(Vine Fruit Mix (find in the dried fruits aisle))
- 300 mlslondon dry gin
- 25 mlsvermouth(rosso)
- 25 mlscampari
- 1orange(peel twist, to serve)
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
To begin, make the spiced gin. In a non-stick pan, lightly toast the cinnamon stick, star anise and cloves to release their aromas
- 2
Put in a preserve jar, add the vine fruit mix and the gin, then seal. Leave for 24 hours to infuse, then strain the gin into a sterilised bottle, store in the fridge for up to a week.
- 3
For one Noelgroni, pour 25ml of the spiced gin with the vermouth and Campari into a mixing glass with ice, then stir to mix until chilled.
- 4
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and serve garnished with an orange peel twist.
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