WThis is a home-style interpretation of a beverage found on the seasonal menu. This is a batch prepared mix that is bursting full of tastes associated with festive period, rendering it perfect for your holiday party. Save the extra cordial for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.
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Yields 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Cordial: Place the listed ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the stove and leave to cool down completely. Pour into a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it chilled, where it will keep for around one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix every liquids into one large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the batch mix to a cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring gently for one minute to cool it down. Pour to a chilled martini glass or similar, decorate with the cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the drink.
