WHere is a home-style version of a beverage featured on a new menu. This is a batch prepared mix that's bursting with the tastes of a holiday season, rendering it ideal for your festive gathering. Any leftover syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Cordial: Place every components into a pot, bring to a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the stove and leave to cool down completely. Transfer to a clean bottle, seal and store in the fridge, it can be stored for up to one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through preferably using a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your batch mix into your stirring glass containing ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to cool it down. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries and complete it using a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
