WHere is a home-style take on a drink from the seasonal drinks list. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that is packed full of flavours associated with holiday season, making it ideal for hosting a festive gathering. Any leftover citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make another batch of the drink.
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Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine all the items into a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, take off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into an clean bottle, seal and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix all the spirits and syrup in a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through preferably using a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the premix into a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries and finish with a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
