WThis is an easy take on a drink featured on a new drinks list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that is loaded full of tastes of the festive period, rendering it excellent for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
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Yields 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Cordial: Place all the ingredients inside a pot, bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the burner allowing it to cool fully. Decant into an sealable bottle, seal and store in the refrigerator, it will last for about one month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour every liquids into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the premix to a stirring glass containing ice, gently stirring gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour to a cold coupe glass or similar, top with some cranberries and complete it with a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
