WHere is a home-style version of a cocktail found on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume premix that is bursting with the tastes of a holiday season, which makes it excellent for your celebration. Save the extra syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to make additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
Making the Cordial: Combine every ingredients in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring to dissolve. Then, take off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Pour into a clean bottle, close it keeping it chilled, it will last for about a month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Pour the specified liquid ingredients into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain preferably using muslin, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir carefully for one minute until cold. Pour into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the top.
