WHere is an easy interpretation of a beverage featured on a new cocktail list. It's a party-sized premix which is bursting with the essence associated with festive period, rendering it perfect for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in brunch beverages, sweets, or to mix another batch of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
For the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Place all the ingredients into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. Next, take off the stove allowing it to cool entirely. Decant to a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for up to a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified liquids into a sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into a mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring lightly for one minute to chill. Strain into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
