Name: Sumac martini
Ingredients: 60ml sumac-infused ketel One vodka; 40ml velvet falernum liqueur; 50ml lime juice; 40ml pomegranate juice; pinch sumac, to garnish; 20g sumac; 1 700ml bottle Ketel One vodka

Serves 2

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For anyone who thinks they don’t like cocktails because they are too sweet, this is for you. Sumac – the dark red spice with a sharp astringent kick – is one that we love to sprinkle over food. It has a musty, lemony flavour which, as Lukasz Rafacz discovered when creating this drink, works just as well in a cocktail.

Ingredients

60ml	sumac-infused ketel One vodka
40ml	velvet falernum liqueur
50ml	lime juice
40ml	pomegranate juice
pinch	sumac, to garnish
SUMAC INFUSED KETEL ONE VODKA
20g	sumac
1	700ml bottle Ketel One vodka

Method

To make the infused vodka, place the sumac in a large glass or china bowl and pour over the vodka. Cover and set aside for 2 hours, stirring from time to time, then strain back into the bottle through a fine mesh or muslin-lined sieve.
When ready to serve, place all the ingredients in the glass section of a Boston shaker with some cubed ice. Shake really hard for 10–15 seconds, then double-strain (through a Hawthorne strainer and into a fine-mesh sieve) into two chilled martini glasses. Serve at once, with a sprinkle of sumac on top.