WHere is a simplified take on a drink found on our latest drinks list. This is a batch prepared mix that is bursting with the essence of a holiday season, which makes it ideal for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
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Serves 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Put the listed ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the heat and leave to cool down entirely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, seal and store in the fridge, it will last for about four weeks.
To make Premix: Mix the specified liquids in a big jug, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir lightly for a minute to chill. Strain to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
