WThis is an easy take on a drink featured on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a batch premix which is loaded with flavours of a festive period, rendering it excellent for hosting a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
For the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine every items into a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, take off the stove and let it to cool down completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it chilled, it will last for about four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour every liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with the cranberries and finish using a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
