WThis is an easy version of a drink featured on the seasonal drinks list. This is a large-volume prepared mix that's loaded with the essence of a Christmas time, rendering it excellent for a celebration. Save the extra syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Syrup: Place all the ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, take off the burner and leave to cool fully. Decant into a sterilised bottle, seal and store in the fridge, it will last for around four weeks.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Pour every liquid ingredients into a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, making it perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and stir lightly for one minute to chill. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.
