Christmas Pudding Cocktail

This fruit infused vodka brings the flavours of a classic Christmas dessert to your cocktail. Christmas Pudding vodka is made by infusing the vodka with mixed fruit, citrus peel, cinnamon sticks cloves and mixed spice. Get festive with our Christmas pudding cocktail. Bottom ups!

Ingredients

• 1 x 700ml bottle vodka (we used absolute)
• 250 g mixed fruit (sultanas currents raisins and mixed peel)
• 2 x cinnamon sticks
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• 4 cloves
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
•  1 tablespoon each of orange and lemon zest

Instructions

1. Combine all of the ingredients into a large jar and cover with a lid
2. Set aside in a cool place for 3-4 days agitating daily to mix the ingredients
3. Strain through a very fine sieve coffee filter paper or muslin
4. Discard cinnamon sticks and spices but reserve vodka-soaked fruit to make a fruit pudding
5. Pour liquid into a crystal decanter

Christmas Pudding Cocktail

A fun dessert cocktail to make. Looks and smells like Christmas.

40 ml Christmas infused vodka liquor

• 15 ml bitter orange syrup
• 10 ml (squeeze) lime juice
• ginger ale
• dehydrated orange and pear
• cinnamon stick and star anise

Instructions

1. Add ice to cocktail shaker
2. Pour in all liquid ingredients except ginger ale
3. Shake 10 seconds until cold
4. Pour into a rocks glass
5. Top with ginger ale
6. Garnish with orange, pear cinnamon and star anise