Somerset Cider Brandy Ice Cider 40ml Lemon juice 20ml, freshly squeezed Blackberry and rosemary syrup * 20ml Harvey’s Signature 12yo Sherry 10ml Fevertree Spiced Orange Ginger Ale Orange 1 For the syrup*: Blackberries 300g Water 100ml Sugar 100g Rosemary 1 sprig

First make the syrup: bring all of the ingredients to a gentle boil in a pan. Allow to cool before stirring and straining through cheesecloth or muslin. Keep refrigerated. To assemble the cocktail: build the first four ingredients in a highball glass with ice. Stir gently and top with ginger ale. Garnish with an orange slice.

Drinks

Circus cocktail

This brandy and blackberry spiked cocktail is the perfect autumn aperitif

Added on November 16, 2017

There’s no clowning around with this brandy and blackberry circus concoction from Charlotte Barker of The Dark Horse in Bath

Serves 1

You will need

Somerset Cider Brandy Ice Cider 40ml
Lemon juice 20ml, freshly squeezed
Blackberry and rosemary syrup* 20ml
Harvey’s Signature 12yo Sherry 10ml
Fevertree Spiced Orange Ginger Ale
Orange 1

For the syrup*:

Blackberries 300g
Water 100ml
Sugar 100g
Rosemary 1 sprig

Method

First make the syrup: bring all of the ingredients to a gentle boil in a pan. Allow to cool before stirring and straining through cheesecloth or muslin. Keep refrigerated.
To assemble the cocktail: build the first four ingredients in a highball glass with ice. Stir gently and top with ginger ale. Garnish with an orange slice.

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You will need

Somerset Cider Brandy Ice Cider 40ml
Lemon juice 20ml, freshly squeezed
Blackberry and rosemary syrup* 20ml
Harvey’s Signature 12yo Sherry 10ml
Fevertree Spiced Orange Ginger Ale
Orange 1

For the syrup*:

Blackberries 300g
Water 100ml
Sugar 100g
Rosemary 1 sprig

Method

First make the syrup: bring all of the ingredients to a gentle boil in a pan. Allow to cool before stirring and straining through cheesecloth or muslin. Keep refrigerated.
To assemble the cocktail: build the first four ingredients in a highball glass with ice. Stir gently and top with ginger ale. Garnish with an orange slice.