WHere is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail featured on a new cocktail list. It's a batch pre-mixed which is loaded full of flavours of a festive period, making it perfect for a holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Cordial: Put every items into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, turn off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Pour to a sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, it will last for around a month.
For the Batch Mix: Combine the specified liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain preferably using cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the premix into a mixing glass containing ice, and stir carefully for a minute to cool it down. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and finish with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
