Two tumbler glasses filled with spiced negroni, garnished with star anise, cinnamon stick and orange twist

Christmas spiced negroni

Name: Christmas spiced negroni
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 star anise; 4 cloves; 4 cardamom pods crushed; 2 bay leaves; 2 strips of orange peel; 500ml gin; 25ml spiced gin; 25ml Campari; 25ml sweet vermouth; star anise, cinnamon stick and orange twist or wedge, to garnish

Hannah Guinness

Published: October 31, 2022 at 12:57 PM

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Serves 1

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

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This recipe will make more spiced gin than you need but it will keep indefinitely – enough for many more spiced negronis, or trying mixing with aromatic tonic water

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Make this Christmas spiced negroni, then check out our sloe gin fizz, Christmas hot chocolate and more Christmas cocktails.

A negroni lends itself well to a festive makeover as all its component parts – gin, Campari and sweet vermouth – are bold enough to take extra flavourings. The DIY infused gin in this recipe uses festive spices such as cinnamon, cloves and star anise, with extra whole spices and citrus peel to garnish the final cocktail. If you don't have time to make the gin, use a shop-bought spiced or festive gin instead – we've got some lovely gins with Christmassy flavours here.

Ingredients

2 cinnamon sticks
2 star anise
4 cloves
4 cardamom pods

crushed
2 bay leaves
2 strips of orange peel
500ml gin

CHRISTMAS NEGRONI

25ml spiced gin
25ml Campari
25ml sweet vermouth
star anise, cinnamon stick and orange twist or wedge, to garnish

Method

step 1

To make the spiced gin, put the spices, bay leaves, orange peel and the gin into a clean mason jar and leave for 24-36 hrs to infuse, then strain out the spices.
step 2

Pour 25ml each of spiced gin, Campari and vermouth into a chunky, heavy-bottomed tumbler filled with ice. Garnish with a star anise, cinnamon stick and orange twist or wedge

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Authors

Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer

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