WThis is a simplified take on a beverage featured on our latest cocktail list. This is a party-sized premix which is loaded with tastes of a Christmas time, rendering it excellent for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
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Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
For the Syrup: Place every components inside a pot, bring to a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. Next, take off the burner and leave to cool completely. Transfer into a clean bottle, seal keeping it chilled, where it will keep for up to a month.
Preparing the Premix: Pour all the spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml of the premix to a stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute to chill. Strain into a cold coupe glass or similar, top with the cranberries and complete it with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
