The good mixer: Out With The Old… cocktail recipe

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A classic champagne cocktail for new year using two ingredients you may well have left over from Christmas.

750ml port (tawny works best)150g Christmas pudding, broken up

Per serving1 sugar cubeAngostura bitters50ml port mixChampagne, to top

In a large pan over a medium heat, reduce the port by a third. Stir in the pud and leave to infuse. Pass through coffee filter paper, and reserve.

Soak a sugar cube in bitters and drop into a flute. Add the port mix, top with champagne and serve. Richard Woods, Duck & Waffle, London EC2.

• Richard Woods is head of spirit and cocktail development at Duck & Waffle, London EC2.