WThis is an easy version of a cocktail featured on our latest menu. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that is bursting with the tastes of a festive period, rendering it perfect for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
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Yields 10 guests
For the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
Making the Syrup: Put all the ingredients inside a pot, bring to a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the stove allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into an clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around one month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix all the liquid ingredients into one big jug, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml from the premix into your stirring glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for one minute to chill. Filter to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
