We present an easy version of a cocktail featured on a new drinks list. It's a party-sized prepared mix that's bursting with the flavours of the Christmas time, which makes it ideal for your holiday party. Any leftover syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Syrup: Combine every items in a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the stove and leave to cool fully. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix every liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the premix into a mixing glass packed with ice, and stir carefully for one minute to chill. Filter into a cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
