WThis is an easy version of a drink from our latest cocktail list. It's a batch pre-mixed which is loaded with the tastes of a festive period, making it excellent for a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup for morning drinks, puddings, or to mix additional servings of this cocktail.
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Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Syrup: Place every items inside a pot, bring to a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. Next, take off the burner allowing it to cool down fully. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for about one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your premix to a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir carefully for a minute to chill. Filter into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
