WThis is a simplified take on a beverage found on a new menu. It's a party-sized premix which is bursting with tastes of a holiday season, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Place the listed ingredients into a saucepan, bring to a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the heat and leave to cool down completely. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the fridge, it can be stored for about one month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour every liquids in a sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml from the batch mix into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to cool it down. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
