Name: Pomander spritz
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 1 (with leftover syrup)
Ingredients: 50ml orange juice syrup (see recipe below); 50ml gin; 100ml prosecco; 50ml sparkling water; ice; 3-5 cloves; 150ml smooth orange juice; 1 clementine sliced, plus a wedge to serve; 3 cloves; 50g golden caster sugar

50ml orange juice syrup
(see recipe below)
50ml gin
100ml prosecco
50ml sparkling water
ice
3-5 cloves

For the orange juice syrup

150ml smooth orange juice
1 clementine
sliced, plus a wedge to serve
3 cloves
50g golden caster sugar

Method

step 1
First, make the syrup. Heat the orange juice, clementine slices, cloves and sugar in a pan over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and the clementine softens slightly, about 3-4 mins. Take off the heat, cool and strain. You will make more syrup than you need – any leftovers will keep chilled for up to three days.
step 2
Pour 50ml of the syrup into a large wine glass. Add the gin, prosecco, sparkling water and a handful of ice. Push the cloves into a clementine wedge and drop this into the glass.