We present a home-style version of a drink featured on the seasonal drinks list. This is a large-volume pre-mixed that's bursting with flavours of a holiday season, which makes it ideal for your holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, sweets, or for another batch of the drink.
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Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Combine every ingredients into a saucepan, bring to a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the heat and let it to cool entirely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about four weeks.
To make Premix: Combine the specified liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then filter it best through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into your stirring glass containing ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
