Alta’s rebujito – recipe

The rebujito is a classic Spanish cocktail that’s typically made with sherry and a lime/lemon soda. This lifts it up a notch, and also takes well to being batch-made for summer party drinking. For the mojito cordial: 5 large mint sprigs, 100g caster sugar, zest of 1 lime peeled off in strips, 30ml fresh lime juice, ½ tbsp citric acid (look for it in south-east Asian or Indian food stores).

For the drink: 30ml manzanilla, or fino; 20ml good mezcal (look for a bottle with the holographic seal of authenticity on the side); 10ml apricot liqueur – we use Giffards; 20ml mojito cordial (see above and method); soda water, to taste; 1 big sprig fresh mint, to garnish.

First make the cordial. Bring a small pot of water to a boil and have ready a bowl of iced water. Blanch the mint sprigs in the boiling water for 10 seconds, then lift out and drop into the ice bath to chill down.

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rebujito, sherry, manzanilla, fino, mezcal, apricot liqueur, mojito cordial, mint sprigs, citric acid, lime juice