WThis is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail featured on a new drinks list. It's a batch premix that's bursting with flavours associated with holiday season, rendering it ideal for a holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place every components into a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the stove allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around one month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour the specified liquid ingredients into a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the batch mix to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate gently for one minute to cool it down. Filter into an chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries and finish using a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.
