WThis is a home-style take on a beverage featured on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that is packed with tastes associated with holiday season, rendering it excellent for your festive gathering. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, sweets, or to make more rounds of the drink.
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Serves 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
To prepare the Syrup: Place all the components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the heat and let it to cool down completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, it will last for up to one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine all the liquids into a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then strain preferably using a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml from the batch mix into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir carefully for a minute until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
