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The Reindeer

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Gin and vodka with a little lemon and a spiced syrup, sharpened by muddled ginger and topped with champagne. The garnish is a holly sprig and a cherry.

Similar names: (the) Reindeer, Drunk Reindeer

Method
Shaken
Glass
flute
Difficulty
Medium
Flavor Profile
Citrus
Dry
Refreshing
Spicy
Strong

Ingredients

Servings:
1
Your bar: 0/5
🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free🍷 Contains sulphites

Instructions

  1. Spicy sugar syrup
  2. Stir ½ cup sugar into ½ cup hot water in a pan until it dissolves.
  3. Drop in 1 cracked cinnamon stick, 1 tsp cracked Szechuan pepper and half a vanilla pod, split lengthwise.
  4. Cover and leave for 15 minutes.
  5. Strain and let the syrup cool.
  6. Cocktail
  7. Chill a flute.
  8. Muddle ginger in the bottom of a shaker.
  9. Add the gin, vodka, chili pepper sugar syrup and lemon juice, then shake with ice.
  10. Fine strain into the chilled flute.
  11. Top with champagne.
  12. Garnish with a holly sprig for the antlers and a Luxardo Maraschino cherry for the red nose.

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