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Sweet and sour kumquat

Veg

Ingredients

  • 6 kumquats, cut in half, plus extra to garnish

  • 1 tbsp ginger and lemongrass cordial (available online and from specialist suppliers)

  • 1 tsp sugar syrup

  • crushed ice

  • 50ml/2fl oz mandarin-flavoured vodka

Preparation method

  1. Place the kumquat halves, ginger and lemongrass cordial and sugar syrup into a tumbler and muddle together.

  2. Add the crushed ice and the vodka and stir until the ice has melted a little.

  3. Top up the glass with more crushed ice.

  4. Hook a sliced kumquat onto the edge of the glass, to garnish.

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