The Hot Vergin
Ingredients
- 25ml Vermont Limon Botanical Spirit
- Fitch & Leedes Sugar Free Indian Tonic
- juice of 1/2 lemon + rind
- 1 teaspoon red chilli flakes
- fresh mint, 6-8 leaves
- sparkling water
- sliced and whole fresh chilli garnish
- crushed ice
- lemon rind to garnish
Method
Briefly bruise mint leaves together with chilli flakes, lemon juice and rind with a pestle & mortar. Strain into a glass half filled with crushed ice. Add Vermont Limon Botanical Spirit. Top with 1 part Fitch & Leedes Sugar Free Indian Tonic and 1 part sparkling water. Add chopped, fresh Chilli for extra heat. Garnish with lemon rind and a sprig of mint. Tip: prepare crushed sea salt with a few chilli flakes on a saucer. Before filling glass, turn upside down and dip rim into lemon juice and then into salt mixture, turn to coat.
