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This Festive Drink – A Recipe

WThis is a home-style interpretation of a beverage featured on our latest menu. This is a batch pre-mixed that is packed full of flavours of the holiday season, making it ideal for your festive gathering. Save the extra cordial you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.

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Makes enough for 10 guests

For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)

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

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

400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Directions

Making the Citrus Syrup: Place every items inside a pot, bring to a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Next, turn off the burner and leave to cool down fully. Decant to a clean bottle, cap it keeping it in the fridge, it can be stored for up to a month.

To make Batch Mix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then strain best through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.

To serve: Measure 85ml of the premix to a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring gently for one minute until cold. Filter to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries and finish with a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.

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Randy Garcia

A historian specializing in Dutch industrial heritage, Eva writes about windmills and their cultural significance.

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