Ingredients for - Christmas gin

1. 700ml bottle of vodka
2. 2 tbsp juniper berries
3. Strip of orange peel
4. 4 cloves
5. 1 cinnamon stick

How to cook deliciously - Christmas gin

1 . Stage

Open the bottle of vodka and add the juniper berries, orange peel, cloves and cinnamon. (If you prefer a stronger flavour, bruise the juniper berries using a pestle and mortar first.) Put the lid back on the bottle and leave in a cool, dark place for 12-24 hrs, but no more, or the flavours may become imbalanced.

2 . Stage

Strain the infused vodka into a jug through a fine sieve (or a coffee filter works well), then pour back into a clean bottle. Will keep for several months in a cool dark place. Mix with tonic or in a martini.