WThis is an easy version of a drink featured on a new cocktail list. It's a batch pre-mixed that's loaded full of flavours of a Christmas time, rendering it excellent for a festive gathering. Any leftover cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Put every components in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, take off the burner allowing it to reach room temperature fully. Pour to a sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for up to a month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour every liquids in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain best through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the batch mix to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into an cold coupe glass or similar, top with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
