We present a home-style version of a beverage found on our latest menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that's packed with the essence of a festive period, which makes it ideal for your celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial for brunch beverages, sweets, or to make more rounds of the drink.
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Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Cordial: Put the listed ingredients in a pot, bring to a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, take off the heat and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for up to a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into one large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base to a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute until cold. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the top.
