WThis is a home-style take on a cocktail from our latest drinks list. Designed as a batch premix that's bursting with the tastes of a holiday season, which makes it perfect for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in brunch beverages, puddings, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
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Serves 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Syrup: Place every components into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the stove and let it to cool down fully. Decant into a sealable bottle, cap it and store chilled, it will last for about one month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour the specified spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, so it's perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the premix into a stirring glass filled with ice, and stir gently for one minute to chill. Filter to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
