WHere is an easy version of a drink from the seasonal cocktail list. It's a batch premix that's loaded full of flavours of a Christmas time, making it ideal for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
Making the Syrup: Put all the components inside a pot, bring to a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the heat allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, seal and store in the fridge, it will last for around one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it preferably using muslin, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml from the batch mix to a stirring glass containing ice, and agitate gently for one minute to cool it down. Filter into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
