The Head Gardener’s
Vin d’Orange, our favourite summer tipple!
This is absolutely summer in a bottle!
Gorgeous citrus tones, a deep marmalade hue, and a feisty alcoholic kick make this Vin D’Orange our favourite hot-weather tipple!
Ned’s recipe makes approximately 1.3 litres. You will need a large, sealable, sterilised jar.
Ingredients
- 20 Calamondin oranges, washed
- ½ lemon
- 200g sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks, bruised
- 1 litre rose wine
- 200ml eau-de-vie
- 60ml rum
Recipe
- Halve the Calamondin oranges horizontally and place in the jar with the lemon, sugar, cinnamon, rose wine and eau-de-vie.
- Close the jar and place in the fridge for six weeks, shaking regularly to ensure the sugar has dissolved.
- Remove from the fridge, add the rum and stir.
- Strain through a paper filter or muslin cloth into a sterilised bottle.
- Seal the bottle and keep refrigerated.
