The 7 Point Star Cocktail is part of the G7 Cocktails, a series of 7 unique cocktail recipes created by some of the best bartenders in Sydney specifically for our sister website Gourmantic’s 7th Birthday celebrations.
The 7 Point Star Cocktail is created by Freddy Rayfield of The Wild Rover in Sydney. The Wild Rover is a whisk(e)y specialist bar and synonymous with Irish Whiskey. The bar holds The Whisky Cooperative with monthly tastings and events as well as a Whiskey Passport to record the drams tasted from the bar.
The cocktail is a perfect winter drink that takes Jameson Irish whiskey and adds a house-made mulled wine syrup infused with 7 spices: cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, black pepper, paprika, vanilla and star anise. The drink is beautifully balanced, luxuriant and smooth with a good mouthfeel and warm spices upfront while the whiskey lingers in the background – one guaranteed to warm you up during winter months.
7 Point Star Cocktail Recipe
Created by Freddy Rayfield of The Wild Rover in Sydney for Gourmantic’s 7th Birthday
Ingredients
- 45ml Jameson Select Reserve
- 30ml mulled wine syrup*
- 30ml lemon juice
- 30ml egg white
For Mulled Wine Syrup:
- 250ml Shiraz wine
- 200g sugar
- 7 spices: 3 cardamom pods, 6 cloves, 3 broken cinnamon quills, 5 star anise, 1 teaspoon of black peppercorns, pinch of paprika, a whisper of vanilla
Glassware: coupette
Garnish: star anise
Method
To make the mulled wine syrup, put all ingredients in a pan and reduce into a syrup.
For the cocktail, add all ingredients in cocktail shaker and shake hard without ice. Shake again with ice and fine strain into a coupette. Garnish with a star anise.
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