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Fennel gimlet

Name: Fennel gimlet
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 50g white caster sugar; 1 tsp fennel seeds; ½ tsp celery seeds; juice 3 limes; 200ml gin; handful of ice; 4 wedges of baby fennel

This savoury, herby gin cocktail is right on trend, with fennel and celery seeds and tangy lime juice - perfect for pairing with nibbles

20 min total 15 min prep 5 min cook 4 187 cal

Ingredients

4 serv.

50g white caster sugar
1 tsp fennel seeds
½ tsp celery seeds
juice 3 limes
200ml gin
handful of ice
4 wedges of baby fennel

Instructions

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1 Start by making a syrup: put the white caster sugar in a medium-sized saucepan along with 50ml water, the fennel seeds and the celery seeds. Stir and cook gently over a really low heat until all the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat, allow to cool for 10 mins, then add the lime juice.
2 Strain the fennel and lime syrup through a fine sieve into a cocktail shaker, add the gin and a handful of ice, then shake to combine. Once the outside of the cocktail shaker feels cold, strain the mixture into 4 Martini glasses. Add a wedge of baby fennel to each glass, then serve.