The Holiday Cocktail – The Method
WHere is a simplified take on a beverage from a new cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that's packed with tastes of a festive period, rendering it excellent for your celebration. Save the extra syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix another batch of the drink.
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Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Put every items in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, take off the heat and leave to cool completely. Transfer into a clean bottle, close it keeping it chilled, where it will keep for about one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into a large bottle, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through muslin, making it completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the batch mix to a stirring glass packed with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.
