WThis is a simplified take on a cocktail featured on our latest drinks list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed which is bursting with flavours of a holiday season, which makes it ideal for hosting a celebration. Any leftover syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to make more rounds of the drink.
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Serves 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed items inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, take off the stove and leave to cool completely. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for about a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified spirits and syrup into a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it preferably using muslin, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml from the batch mix to a stirring glass packed with ice, and stir carefully for a minute to chill. Filter to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and finish using a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
