We present an easy version of a cocktail featured on a new menu. Designed as a party-sized premix that's bursting full of tastes of a Christmas time, rendering it perfect for a holiday party. Any leftover cordial for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Syrup: Place every items in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the heat and leave to cool down completely. Transfer into a clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it will last for about one month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix all the spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into a stirring glass containing ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
