WThis is a home-style version of a beverage from our latest cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized premix which is bursting with the flavours of a holiday season, making it ideal for hosting a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make more rounds of the drink.
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Yields 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place every ingredients inside a pot, bring to a simmer, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the burner and let it to cool entirely. Transfer to a sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for about one month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour the specified liquids into one big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, making it perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the premix to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the drink.
