May marks the tip of blood orange season till subsequent winter, so whereas this stunning fruit continues to be round, profit from it on this refreshing spring cocktail. You’ll have to make the cordial a day forward.
Blood orange and yuzu margarita
For the blood orange cordial
60g caster sugar
120ml recent blood orange juice (from about 1½ oranges)
For the drink
40ml tequila
10ml recent lime juice
15ml yuzushu – you should buy this Japanese yuzu liqueur from specialist drinks retailers and on-line; alternatively, use bottled yuzu juice (from the world meals aisle of huge supermarkets) and omit the lime juice
20ml blood orange cordial - see above and methodology
1 blood orange wheel and 1 edible flower, to garnish (each non-compulsory)
The day earlier than you wish to serve the cocktail, make the cordial by placing the sugar and orange juice in a saucepan set over a low warmth and heat it gently, stirring till the sugar dissolves. Decant right into a clear sealable container, drop within the peel from the juiced oranges, then seal and depart to steep within the fridge in a single day.
Subsequent day, pressure the blood orange combine, then make the drink (should you favor, pour the combo right into a sterilised jar or bottle and retailer within the fridge, the place it would preserve for about three months). Fill a shaker with ice, add all of the liquids and shake exhausting. Pressure right into a rocks glass full of recent ice, garnish and serve.
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Will Ballantine, bar supervisor, Wild by Tart, London SW1
This text was edited on 1 April to right the title of the restaurant within the recipe title.
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