The Holiday Cocktail – A Recipe
We present a home-style take on a drink from our latest drinks list. It's a party-sized prepared mix which is bursting full of flavours of the holiday season, which makes it perfect for a festive gathering. Any leftover syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
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Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put every items in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, take off the burner and leave to reach room temperature fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for about one month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix every liquid ingredients into a large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through best through muslin, so it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the batch mix into a stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into an cold coupe glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the top.