Red Love Apple, Earl Grey, Gin

A bright, lightly floral highball built around Red Love apples, layered with Earl Grey and rose, and finished with a soft, citrus foam.

Ingredients

For the Cocktail

50ml Red Love apple gin

25ml Earl Grey & rose–infused Red Love apple juice

15ml fresh lemon juice

15ml simple syrup

30ml aquafaba

100ml Red Love apple juice, to top

Earl Grey Infusion

175ml Red Love apple juice

15g Earl Grey tea

Preparation

For the cordial, combine the elderflower and cucumber cordial with water and a generous handful of sweet cicely in a vacuum bag. Seal and place in a bain-marie for 45 minutes, then strain and chill.

Add all ingredients except the apple juice to a shaker and dry shake to build texture. Add ice and shake again until well chilled, then fine strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.

Top with the Red Love apple juice.

Garnish with a fan of three thin slices of red apple on a skewer, resting across the glass.