We present a home-style interpretation of a cocktail found on our latest menu. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that is bursting with the flavours of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for hosting a holiday party. Any leftover syrup for morning drinks, puddings, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.
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Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
To prepare the Syrup: Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the stove and let it to cool completely. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, seal and store in the refrigerator, it will last for about four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml of the batch mix into your mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute to cool it down. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and finish with a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.
