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Blood orange and grapefruit daiquiri

Prepare: less than 30 mins
Cook: less than 10 mins
Serve: Serves 2

This simple daiquiri makes a lovely celebration cocktail, perfect for Christmas!

From Saturday Kitchen

Ingredients

For the red wine syrup

100g/3½oz caster sugar
100ml/3½fl oz red wine

For the daiquiri

60ml/2½fl oz aged rum
22.5ml/1fl oz freshly squeezed blood orange juice
22.5ml/1fl oz freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
7.5ml/¼fl oz red wine syrup
1 tsp soft brown sugar
1 orange peel, twisted

Method

To make the red wine syrup, add the red wine and sugar to a pan and stir well. Heat gently to a simmer and stir until until the sugar has fully dissolved. Remove from the heat. Leave to cool before using a funnel to pour the mixture into a clean glass bottle. You can store the syrup in the fridge for up to a month.
To make the daiquiri, fill a shaker with ice cubes. Add all the ingredients. Shake vigorously until the shaker is frosted. Strain into a chilled glass and garnish with an orange twist.