We present a home-style take on a cocktail from the seasonal menu. It's a large-volume premix which is bursting full of flavours associated with holiday season, making it ideal for a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Place every components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove and let it to cool fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for up to one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine all the liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it best through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml from the batch mix to a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or similar, decorate with some cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the drink.
