This Festive Cocktail – The Method
We present a home-style take on a beverage featured on a new cocktail list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that's bursting with flavours associated with holiday season, which makes it excellent for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, desserts, or for another batch of the drink.
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Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Cordial: Place every ingredients in a pan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the burner allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it chilled, it can be stored for about one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified liquids in a big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through preferably using muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the premix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with the cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
