WHere is a home-style version of a cocktail featured on our latest menu. Designed as a large-volume pre-mixed that's packed with the essence of a Christmas time, rendering it ideal for a celebration. Any leftover cordial you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Cordial: Combine every items into a saucepan, bring to a simmer, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the stove and let it to cool down completely. Decant into a sealable bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix every liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain preferably using muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the premix into a mixing glass containing ice, and stir carefully for one minute until cold. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.
