WHere is a simplified take on a cocktail featured on a new menu. Designed as a large-volume prepared mix that's packed with flavours of a Christmas time, rendering it perfect for hosting a celebration. Any leftover syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Put the listed components inside a saucepan, bring to a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the heat and leave to cool down fully. Pour to a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for around one month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the premix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute to cool it down. Filter into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.
