We present a simplified take on a cocktail featured on a new menu. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that is packed with the essence of a festive period, making it excellent for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in morning drinks, desserts, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Place all the ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the stove allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to a month.
Preparing the Premix: Pour every liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the batch mix to a cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute to chill. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
