The Holiday Drink – A Recipe
WThis is a home-style interpretation of a drink featured on a new drinks list. This is a large-volume prepared mix that is loaded with tastes of the Christmas time, which makes it ideal for a holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Syrup: Put the listed items inside a pan, bring to a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. After that, turn off the stove allowing it to cool completely. Pour into an sterilised bottle, seal and store chilled, it can be stored for around four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour every liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then filter it best through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the batch mix to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
