WThis is a home-style take on a cocktail featured on the seasonal cocktail list. It's a large-volume premix that is loaded with the tastes of a festive period, making it excellent for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put every items into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, turn off the stove and let it to cool completely. Decant into a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for around four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour all the liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then strain best through a fine cloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base into a stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to chill. Strain to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray with the mandarin essence over the top.
