🔗 Share this article The Holiday Cocktail – How to Make It We present a home-style interpretation of a cocktail from a new drinks list. This is a batch prepared mix which is bursting with the flavours of a holiday season, rendering it ideal for a celebration. Save the extra cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of bikinis. Bikini Makes enough for 10 guests Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml) 300ml fresh clementine juice 200ml recently pressed lemon juice 500g granulated sugar To make the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10) 400ml decent vodka100ml London dry gin150ml peach liqueur200ml clementine cordial (as made above)Whole cranberries, to garnishMandarin essential oil, to finish Directions Making the Citrus Syrup: Place all the components in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, turn off the stove and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about four weeks. To make Premix: Combine the specified spirits and syrup in a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it best through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified. For serving: Add 85ml from the cocktail base into your cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds until cold. Pour into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the drink.