La Petite Maison's Cocktail – A Recipe

We present a home-style version of a beverage found on the seasonal drinks list. This is a large-volume pre-mixed which is packed with the essence associated with festive period, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Save the extra cordial for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for more rounds of the drink.

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Makes enough for 10 servings

For the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)

300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar

Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)

400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing

Instructions

Making the Cordial: Place the listed components in a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the burner and let it to reach room temperature fully. Decant into an sterilised bottle, seal and store in the fridge, it can be stored for about a month.

For the Cocktail Base: Mix all the spirits and syrup into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it preferably using muslin, making it fully clarified.

When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of the premix into a stirring glass containing ice, and stir lightly for a minute to chill. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and finish using a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.