WThis is an easy version of a drink found on our latest menu. It's a large-volume prepared mix that's loaded with tastes of the holiday season, which makes it excellent for a festive gathering. Save the extra cordial to use in brunch beverages, puddings, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Syrup: Combine all the ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the heat and leave to cool completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of the premix into your stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to cool it down. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
