🔗 Share this article The Holiday Cocktail – How to Make It WHere is a home-style take on a cocktail from a new cocktail list. It's a large-volume prepared mix which is bursting with essence of a festive period, rendering it ideal for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for brunch beverages, puddings, or to mix another batch of the drink. Bikini Recipe Serves 10 guests To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml) 300ml newly squeezed clementine juice 200ml newly squeezed lemon juice 500g fine sugar Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10) 400ml premium vodka100ml classic gin150ml peach schnapps200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)Fresh cranberries, for garnishMandarin essential oil, for finishing Instructions Making the Citrus Syrup: Put all the components into a pot, bring to a light boil, mixing to dissolve. Then, turn off the burner and leave to reach room temperature completely. Pour to a clean bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around one month. To make Premix: Pour the specified liquids into a big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained. For serving: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into your stirring glass filled with ice, and stir lightly for one minute until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with some cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.