The Holiday Drink – How to Make It
We present an easy take on a cocktail featured on the seasonal drinks list. Designed as a party-sized premix that is packed with the tastes of a festive period, rendering it ideal for a festive gathering. Save the extra syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put every ingredients inside a pan, bring to a simmer, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, take off the stove and leave to cool fully. Transfer to a sealable bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, it will last for around a month.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix the specified liquids into one large bottle, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of the premix into a mixing glass packed with ice, and stir carefully for a minute until cold. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
