JASMINE & GINGER

Honey ginger syrup is the star of this alcohol-free drink. Mix a bowl of sliced ginger with caster sugar, before boiling it with a spice mix of cardamom, clove, chilli and cinnamon. Strain the aromatic syrup, add an equal amount of honey and refrigerate it. To prepare the drink, combine the honey ginger syrup with your favourite jasmine tea, fresh lemon juice and an egg white in a Boston shaker and shake well. Serve in a coupette glass with candied ginger slices on the side. “The intoxicating aroma of jasmine is a common scent in Singapore, and reflects the garden city that we live in,” says Khoo. “Its sweetness provides a balance to the spicy notes extracted from the ginger.”