WHere is a simplified version of a cocktail found on the seasonal menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed which is bursting full of flavours of the Christmas time, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put all the items into a saucepan, bring to a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the stove allowing it to cool fully. Transfer to a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for about four weeks.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Pour every spirits and syrup in a big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into a mixing glass containing ice, and stir lightly for one minute to chill. Strain to a cold coupe glass or similar, top with some cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
