We present a home-style take on a cocktail featured on our latest menu. It's a batch pre-mixed which is loaded with the tastes of a festive period, rendering it ideal for your holiday party. Any leftover syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini
Yields 10 servings
For the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Put all the ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, take off the heat allowing it to cool down completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, cap it and store in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Combine the specified liquids into a sizeable container, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base into your mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute until cold. Filter to a chilled martini glass or similar, decorate with some cranberries and finish with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the drink.
