Put a festive spin on your gin with this quick and easy recipe, which makes a lovely gift at Christmas.
Equipment and preparation: You will need a 1 litre/1¾ pint glass jar (such as a Kilner jar) or bottle.
Ingredients
200g/7oz frozen cranberries
200g/7oz caster sugar
peel of 1 orange, thinly sliced
500–700ml/¾–1¼ pint gin
Directions
Add the cranberries to your glass jar or bottle.
Add the sugar, orange and gin and shake until all the sugar dissolves.
Shake gently every day for a week. You can either then decant the gin back into clean bottles or leave it a little longer if you want more flavour.
To serve, mix with ice, tonic and a twist of lemon for a festive gin and tonic, or add a dash to a glass of prosecco.
