The Holiday Cocktail – How to Make It

We present a simplified interpretation of a drink featured on our latest cocktail list. This is a batch pre-mixed which is bursting with the essence associated with festive period, which makes it ideal for your festive gathering. Save the extra syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of this cocktail.

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Yields 10 servings

Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)

300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar

To make the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)

400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Directions

To prepare the Syrup: Place all the components in a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. Then, turn off the burner allowing it to cool down completely. Transfer to a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for around four weeks.

Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix every spirits and syrup into one big jug, let it rest for one hour, then filter it preferably using muslin, making it completely strained.

For serving: Measure 85ml of your batch mix into a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.

Amanda Pearson
Amanda Pearson

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