The Holiday Cocktail – How to Make It
WHere is an easy interpretation of a beverage featured on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume prepared mix that is bursting full of essence of a holiday season, making it ideal for a holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Cordial: Combine every ingredients inside a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the stove and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it and store in the fridge, where it will keep for around a month.
Preparing the Premix: Mix every liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml from the premix into your stirring glass filled with ice, and stir lightly for one minute to chill. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with the cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
