WThis is an easy version of a cocktail found on our latest menu. This is a batch premix that's loaded with the tastes of a festive period, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for another batch of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine every ingredients inside a pot, bring to a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature fully. Decant into a sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for about one month.
Preparing the Premix: Combine all the spirits and syrup into one large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it preferably using a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of your batch mix into a mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute until cold. Pour to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and finish with a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
