The Holiday Drink – The Method
WHere is a home-style take on a drink featured on the seasonal drinks list. It's a large-volume prepared mix which is bursting full of essence associated with holiday season, making it ideal for your celebration. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for more rounds of the drink.
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Yields 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed items in a pan, bring to a gentle boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Next, take off the heat and leave to cool completely. Pour into a sealable bottle, seal keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about a month.
For the Premix: Mix all the spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, let it rest for one hour, then strain best through muslin, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the batch mix to a mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a quick spritz with the mandarin essence above the glass.
