We present a simplified version of a cocktail featured on a new menu. This is a batch premix that's packed with the flavours of the festive period, which makes it perfect for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place every ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the heat and let it to reach room temperature completely. Pour to a sterilised bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it can be stored for about one month.
For the Premix: Pour the specified liquid ingredients into one large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then filter it best through a fine cloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the premix into a mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute until cold. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch using a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
