We present a home-style take on a beverage found on the seasonal drinks list. This is a party-sized premix that is packed full of flavours of a holiday season, rendering it excellent for a celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make more rounds of the drink.
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Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the stove allowing it to cool entirely. Transfer into a clean bottle, close it and store chilled, where it will keep for about a month.
Preparing the Premix: Pour every spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml of the premix into a mixing glass containing ice, and stir gently for a minute until cold. Strain into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries and finish by giving it a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
