WThis is a home-style take on a beverage featured on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a large-volume pre-mixed that's bursting with flavours associated with Christmas time, which makes it excellent for a festive gathering. Any leftover syrup for morning drinks, sweets, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Cordial: Combine every ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing to dissolve. Next, turn off the stove and let it to cool fully. Decant into an sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for around four weeks.
For the Batch Mix: Combine every liquid ingredients into a big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the premix to a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir lightly for a minute until cold. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
