 
Bloodside - Blood Orange Gin Cocktail
A Four Pillars Distillery original. Perfect for the warmer months - just too damn delicious, so it goes down far too easily...
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            INGREDIENTS- 60mLÂ Bloody Shiraz Gin
- 22.5mL Kirsty’s smoked blood orange syrup (see recipe below)
- 22.5mL lime juice
- 1 dash rhubarb bitters
- 4 mint leaves
- 1 dash absinthe
- Lime
 
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            METHOD- Combine all ingredients in a shaker and get your shake on
- Strain into a chilled coupette
- Garnish with a lime wheel, a mint leaf or a dehydrated blood orange wheel if you fancy!
 
KIRSTY'S SMOKED BLOOD ORANGE SYRUP
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            INGREDIENTS- 6 blood oranges
- Caster sugar
- 1/2 tsp citric acid or salt
- Spices for smoking – juniper, star anise, coriander, cardamom
 
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            METHOD- Peel the oranges, juice them, and then combine all juice (with pulp) and peel
- Mix equal amounts of caster sugar with the juice-peel mix and the citric acid or salt in a pot
- Bring the mixture to the boil and simmer for 3 minutes, and then allow to cool before straining into a container that has a lid that seals properly
- Smoke the syrup with the spices using a smoke gun and leave covered until the smoke has imparted
 This recipe makes about 1 litre of syrup, which should keep happily in the fridge for about a month, and longer if frozen. 
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