🔗 Share this article The Holiday Drink – A Recipe WThis is a simplified take on a drink found on our latest drinks list. This is a large-volume premix that is loaded full of tastes of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or for more rounds of this cocktail. Bikini Serves 10 people Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml) 300ml fresh clementine juice 200ml newly squeezed lemon juice 500g caster sugar To make the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10) 400ml good quality vodka100ml dry gin150ml peach liqueur200ml clementine syrup (see above)A few cranberries, for garnishMandarin essential oil, to finish Directions To prepare the Syrup: Place all the items into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the burner allowing it to cool down fully. Decant to a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for about four weeks. To make Batch Mix: Combine all the liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain best through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified. When ready to serve: Pour 85ml from the premix into a stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring lightly for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries adding the final touch with a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.