WThis is a home-style version of a beverage featured on a new cocktail list. It's a party-sized prepared mix that is bursting with tastes associated with holiday season, rendering it ideal for a holiday party. Save the extra cordial for brunch beverages, desserts, or to make more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Cordial: Place the listed ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the burner and leave to cool completely. Decant to a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around a month.
For the Batch Mix: Combine every liquids into a sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then pass it through preferably using muslin, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the premix into your stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the drink.
