WThis is a home-style take on a beverage found on a new drinks list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed which is loaded full of essence associated with holiday season, making it excellent for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
For the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, take off the heat and leave to reach room temperature completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the fridge, it will last for about four weeks.
For the Batch Mix: Pour all the liquids in a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into your stirring glass containing ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to chill. Strain into an cold coupe glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
