WThis is an easy take on a cocktail found on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that is loaded with tastes of a holiday season, rendering it perfect for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial for morning drinks, sweets, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place every items inside a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the burner and leave to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer into a sealable bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine every spirits and syrup in a big jug, let it rest for one hour, then filter it , ideally through muslin, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring lightly for one minute to chill. Filter into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil over the top.
