WThis is a simplified interpretation of a drink featured on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume prepared mix that's bursting with essence associated with holiday season, rendering it ideal for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, desserts, or for another batch of the drink.
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Makes enough for 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Cordial: Combine the listed ingredients in a pan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the heat and let it to cool entirely. Decant into a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for up to one month.
For the Premix: Combine every liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then strain preferably using a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate gently for one minute to cool it down. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it with a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
