WThis is a home-style take on a beverage featured on the seasonal cocktail list. It's a party-sized premix that is bursting full of essence of the holiday season, rendering it excellent for a holiday party. Save the extra syrup you can use for brunch beverages, sweets, or to mix another batch of this cocktail.
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Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Put the listed ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Next, take off the burner and let it to cool down completely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to a month.
Preparing the Premix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into one large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the premix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
