WThis is a home-style version of a beverage featured on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that is packed with flavours associated with festive period, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Any leftover cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine the listed items into a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the stove and let it to cool down entirely. Decant into an clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified liquid ingredients in a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into a stirring glass containing ice, gently stirring lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter to a chilled martini glass or similar, top with the cranberries and finish with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
