WHere is a simplified take on a cocktail found on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a batch prepared mix that's loaded full of tastes of a festive period, rendering it excellent for your celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
Making the Cordial: Put the listed items inside a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for around four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified liquids into one sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then strain preferably using cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the batch mix to a stirring glass filled with ice, and stir lightly for one minute to cool it down. Pour into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and finish using a light spray with the mandarin essence over the drink.
