Flavoured vodka is very easy to make. You need only 70ml per serving here, but it’s not worth making in much smaller quantities than this.
For the beetroot vodka
200ml vodka
55ml honey syrup (1:1 honey: water, warmed until the honey melts)
1 raw beetroot, sliced
12.5g allspice, cracked
To finish
½ lemon, juiced, plus 1 slice to garnish
Chilled soda water, to top
Put the vodka ingredients in a clean jar, seal and steep for 24 hours; give it a shake halfway through. Strain and decant into a clean bottle, shake again and chill. Pour 70ml vodka and 15ml lemon juice in a tall glass, top with soda and garnish with lemon.
• Jiji Majerik, Lorne, London SW1
