We present a home-style interpretation of a drink featured on a new cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed which is bursting with tastes of the holiday season, making it excellent for your celebration. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, desserts, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
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Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
To prepare the Cordial: Combine every ingredients into a pot, bring to a simmer, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the heat and let it to reach room temperature fully. Decant to a sealable bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for up to one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine all the spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the premix into a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to cool it down. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, top with some cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
