Recipe

• 2 parts vodka

• 2 parts apple juice

• 1 part waldmeister

• 1 part lime juice

• ¼ part raki (or absinthe)

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and add a mint leaf.

We're nearing the end of our waldmeister season, and this recipe was by far the best.  The apple, lime and woodruff all come together to make a lovely sharp fruity drink with a real tang, and the raki (a Turkish anise spirit I used because I didn't have absinthe) gave it all an other-worldly twist.

The only improvement I'd make would be to use the normal cheap supersweet clarified apple juice – I used Copella, which is ideal at breakfast time but a bit too cloudy and dull for cocktails.