Crossed Grain

1 MULLED FRUIT MOCKTAIL Serves 4 Preparation time 5 minutes Ingredients • 500ml pomegranate juice • 375ml orange juice • 250ml grapefruit juice • 125ml water • 75g sugar • 8 cloves • 1 cinnamon stick • 1 apple, sliced Method 1 In a saucepan combine all the juices, the sugar and water, cinnamon stick and cloves 2 Bring to a slow boil. After five minutes or so, remove the cloves and the cinnamon 3 Pour into your serving glasses and garnish with the apple slices. 3 GOD FATHER Serves 1 Ingredients • 1 measure of Scotch whisky • 1 measure of amaretto liqueur Method 1 Mix the Scotch and amaretto in an old-fashioned glass with ice cubes 2 Stir well and serve. 4 DRIVERS’ PUNCH Serves 4 Ingredients • 100ml cranberry juice • 500ml orange juice • 2 limes • 1 orange • 100g frozen cranberries • 4 fresh mint sprigs • 600ml sparkling water or soda Method 1 Mix the cranberry juice in a large jug with the orange and the juice from one lime. Slice the other lime and the orange 2 To serve, put the slices of limes and orange, cranberries and a mint sprig in each glass, then pour in the mixed fruit juices and top up with sparkling water or soda. 2 CHRISTMAS GIN AND CRANBERRY FIZZ Serves 4 Ingredients • 100ml gin • 2 sprigs fresh thyme • 100ml cranberry juice • 500ml prosecco • 4 lime wedges • ice Method 1 Pour the gin into a bowl. Add the thyme and mix to bruise the leaves and release their flavour 2 Remove the thyme leaves and discard. Add the cranberry juice to the gin, then stir in the prosecco 3 Pour into glasses with ice. Garnish with lime wedges and serve – cheers! CHRISTMAS COCKTAILS Whether they’re booze laden or alcohol free, taking the time to mix up some special drinks is really worth it. The mulled fruit mocktail, an alcohol free alternative to mulled wine, is particularly addictive… 1 2 3 4 RECIPES Did you know? Cider, wine, sherry, spirits, port and liqueurs are gluten free. Visit our Food and Drink FAQs to find out more or search our Food Checker app to find gluten free beers. 36 WWW.COELIAC.ORG.UK