Orange-and-Cardamom-Martini

Discover our Orange and Cardamom Martini

Notes of Christmas spices with aromatic cardamom and bitter sweet orange marmalade come together in our deliciously decadent martini.

Ingredients

  • 25ml Red Door Highland Gin with Winter Botanicals
  • 25ml Lemon Juice
  • 12.5ml Cardamom Syrup *see recipe below
  • 1 tbsp Seville Orange Marmalade

Method

Shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry and an orange twist.

*For the syrup, crush 2 tbsp of cardamom pods with a mortar and pestle. Add the crushed cardamom, along with 100ml of water and 200 grams of sugar to a small saucepan. Turn up the heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved and the liquid is clear. Simmer on a low heat for 15 minutes, then take off the heat, cover, and leave to cool for a couple of hours. Fine strain into an empty bottle and keep in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.