WThis is a simplified version of a drink featured on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized premix that is loaded full of essence associated with holiday season, rendering it perfect for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or for additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put all the ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Next, turn off the stove allowing it to cool completely. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around four weeks.
For the Batch Mix: Combine all the liquids into a large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into your stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and finish with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
