WHere is a home-style version of a cocktail featured on our latest menu. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix which is bursting full of flavours associated with holiday season, rendering it excellent for a celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Cordial: Put the listed items in a pot, bring to a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the burner and leave to cool completely. Decant into a clean bottle, cap it and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about four weeks.
To make Premix: Pour every liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml of your batch mix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and complete it with a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
