WHere is a simplified interpretation of a beverage found on our latest menu. This is a party-sized premix that's loaded full of flavours of a festive period, rendering it excellent for your holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup for brunch beverages, puddings, or to make more rounds of the drink.
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Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Syrup: Put every ingredients in a pan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the burner and let it to reach room temperature fully. Transfer into a clean bottle, seal and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour all the liquid ingredients into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it best through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the batch mix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour to a cold coupe glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
