WThis is an easy take on a beverage featured on a new menu. It's a party-sized premix which is loaded full of flavours of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for hosting a celebration. Any leftover cordial to use in brunch beverages, puddings, or for another batch of the drink.
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Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Put the listed ingredients into a pan, bring to a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, turn off the burner allowing it to cool completely. Transfer into a clean bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about four weeks.
For the Premix: Mix all the liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to chill. Filter to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and complete it with a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
