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Recipes! Crafted® Victorian Whippet & Crafted® Mulled St Clements (non-alcoholic), made with delicious Crafted® range of fruit juice drinks! >> www.crackerdrinks.com

Beautifully crafted in Britain and and deal as ready made cocktail mixers or simple soft drinks.

The drinks are created using Crafted® by Cracker Drinks Co, which is a new brand of fruit juice drinks: Made in small batches in the UK, its distinctive flavour profiles are created using unique fruit juice blends to craft a delicious range of drinks available in major supermarkets. The drinks are widely available in supermarkets for £1.90 RRP for a litre. From 6th to 27th December, the drinks are available 2 for £2.50 in nationwide branches of Tesco. The drinks are ideal ‘grown-up’ soft drinks for the festive season and Dry January. For cocktail lovers, they’re a great ready-made take on a Mojito (try Apple, Mint & Lime) or Pina Colada (Pineapple, Coconut & Lime). Also available are Still, Cloudy Lemonade and Mango & Passionfruit versions.

Here are some festive serving suggestions…

Crafted® Victorian Whippet

Serves 4

1L Crafted® Still & Cloudy Lemonade

100ml Gin

Peel of 2 grapefruit

4 tbsp. sugar

2 tsp. ground nutmeg

2 tsp. ground cardamom

2 tsp. whole black peppercorns

10 cloves

10 star anise

1 lemon and sprigs of rosemary to garnish

Place all your ingredients in a thick bottomed pan and bring to a low boil. Simmer everything for 20 minutes.

To serve pour 25ml of gin into each glass into a heatproof glass. Add the mulled lemonade by straining into the glass; garnish with slices of lemon and a rosemary sprig.

Recipe created by Steven Croall, Bartender at The Lioness of Leith