Swan Dive Into These Holiday Sips

Premium sparkling hard tea Swan Dive has partnered with local bartender Sabrine Dhaliwal to create Swan’s Gift, a holiday cocktail that will lift your spirits. With spiced maple syrup, vodka, hints of lemon and Swan Dive’s most popular flavour Hibiscus Rose Rooibos, this winter cocktail is incredibly easy to make, delicious and is bound to impress your friends and family at the next dinner party. —Vita Daily

Swan’s Gift

0.50oz/ 15ml Vodka (omit if wanting lower ABV)
0.50oz/ 15ml Spiced maple syrup*
0.50oz/ 15ml Lemon juice
Top with Swan Dive Hibiscus Rooibos sparkling hard tea

Combine all ingredients except Swan Divw into a cocktail shaker and shake briefly (5 seconds). Pour base into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Top with Swan Dive Hibiscus Rooibos sparkling hard tea. Garnish with lemon twist and toasted cinnamon stick

Spiced Maple Syrup

250ml water
125ml maple syrup
5 green cardamon pods (feeling smoky? Try black cardamon)
5 allspice berries
1 star anise
1 cinnamon stick (2-3 inches)

Gentilly crack green cardamon pods open. In a small saucepot, toast cardamon pods, star anise, allspice and cinnamon stick until fragrant. Carefully add water and bring to a simmer, allow to reduce by half. Turn off heat, remove spices. Add maple syrup, stir to dissolve. Allow to cool and store in the fridge for up to 1 week. Makes 10-12 cocktails.

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