The Holiday Drink – How to Make It
WThis is an easy interpretation of a cocktail from our latest cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that is loaded full of tastes of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for a festive gathering. Save the extra syrup you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or for more rounds of the drink.
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Yields 10 servings
For the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
To prepare the Syrup: Put all the items inside a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, turn off the burner allowing it to cool completely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for up to one month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix every spirits and syrup in a large bottle, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into your mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring lightly for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.