We present a home-style version of a beverage featured on a new menu. It's a batch pre-mixed that's bursting with the essence of a holiday season, making it excellent for a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Cordial: Combine every ingredients into a pan, bring to a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, take off the burner and let it to cool down entirely. Decant to a clean bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, it will last for up to one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified liquid ingredients into one big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it best through a fine cloth, so it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml of the premix into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
