WThis is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail from the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that's packed full of tastes of a holiday season, which makes it excellent for a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, desserts, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Put every ingredients into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the heat and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Decant into an clean bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, it can be stored for around a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine all the spirits and syrup into one big jug, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml from the batch mix to a mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for one minute until cold. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with some cranberries adding the final touch using a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
