WThis is a simplified take on a cocktail featured on our latest drinks list. This is a large-volume premix that is packed with tastes of a holiday season, rendering it perfect for your festive gathering. Any leftover cordial you can use for brunch beverages, puddings, or for additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place all the ingredients in a pan, bring to a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. Next, take off the heat and let it to cool down completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for around one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup in a big jug, let it rest for an hour, then filter it best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml of your cocktail base into your mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to chill. Pour into a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
