WThis is a home-style version of a beverage featured on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that's packed full of flavours of the festive period, making it excellent for your celebration. Any leftover citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, sweets, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Syrup: Put the listed ingredients inside a saucepan, bring to a simmer, agitating to dissolve. Next, remove from the burner allowing it to cool down fully. Transfer to a sealable bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, it will last for about one month.
For the Batch Mix: Combine every liquid ingredients into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it best through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml from the cocktail base to a stirring glass filled with ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
