WHere is a simplified take on a cocktail featured on the seasonal drinks list. This is a batch premix which is loaded full of flavours of a Christmas time, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for brunch beverages, sweets, or for additional servings of the drink.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed components in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating to dissolve. Then, turn off the stove and let it to cool down fully. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, cap it and store in the fridge, it will last for about four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine every spirits and syrup into a large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through preferably using muslin, making it completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into your stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to cool it down. Strain to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries and finish using a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
