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WHere is a home-style version of a cocktail found on a new drinks list. This is a large-volume premix which is packed with the essence of a holiday season, rendering it perfect for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, desserts, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.

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Serves 10 people

To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)

300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar

For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)

400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Method

For the Syrup: Place the listed items inside a pan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove allowing it to cool down completely. Decant into an sealable bottle, cap it and store chilled, where it will keep for up to one month.

Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix all the spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, let it rest for one hour, then strain preferably using muslin, making it completely strained.

For serving: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base into your stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.