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The Holiday Drink – How to Make It

WThis is a home-style interpretation of a beverage featured on our latest drinks list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that is bursting full of flavours associated with Christmas time, making it ideal for your holiday party. Any leftover syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of the drink.

Bikini Recipe

Makes enough for 10 guests

Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)

300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar

Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)

400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Directions

Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine every items into a saucepan, bring to a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer into a sealable bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around one month.

For the Batch Mix: Combine every spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain , ideally through a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.

To serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into a mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute to chill. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with some cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.

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Matthew Mccarthy

A tech journalist and digital strategist with over a decade of experience covering emerging technologies and consumer electronics.

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