MANDARINETTO FOCAL CLOSE-UP

Keen to conjure up your own sip of Mandarinetto Con Amarene? Here's the How To List.

Ingredients:-

> Zest of 20 Mandarins
> 500ml Grappa, Vodka or other white spirits
> 500ml Water
> 200g Sugar
> Zest of 1 Orange
> 1 Clove

Preparations:-

Place the Mandarin Zest into a clean, glass jar and cover with the alcohol. Store the jar in a dark cupboard for a month. Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan (with the Orange Zest and Clove, if you're using them). Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Take off the heat and leave the syrup to cool, then add to the mandarin-infused alcohol. Store for at least two more weeks before straining out the zest and filtering the Mandarinetto through a piece of muslin cloth. Pour into glass bottles to store.