The Holiday Cocktail โ The Method
WThis is a home-style take on a cocktail featured on the seasonal menu. It's a party-sized prepared mix that is loaded with the flavours associated with Christmas time, which makes it excellent for your festive gathering. Save the extra syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Combine every components in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the heat allowing it to cool down entirely. Transfer into an sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for about a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix all the liquids into a big jug, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of your cocktail base to a cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate gently for a minute to cool it down. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch using a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.
