WThis is an easy interpretation of a cocktail featured on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a large-volume pre-mixed which is bursting with the tastes of a holiday season, making it perfect for hosting a festive gathering. Any leftover cordial for brunch beverages, sweets, or for another batch of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Place every ingredients inside a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, take off the heat and leave to cool down fully. Transfer to a clean bottle, seal and store chilled, where it will keep for around one month.
To make Premix: Pour all the spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it best through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the batch mix into a stirring glass containing ice, and stir carefully for one minute until cold. Strain into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and complete it with a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
