WThis is a home-style version of a beverage featured on the seasonal cocktail list. It's a batch premix that is loaded with the flavours of a holiday season, rendering it excellent for a holiday party. Any leftover cordial for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Place every items in a pot, bring to a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, take off the burner and let it to cool completely. Transfer into an clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for around one month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour the specified spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base to a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and finish with a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
