WThis is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail featured on a new menu. This is a batch pre-mixed that's bursting with tastes of the Christmas time, making it ideal for hosting a holiday party. Any leftover cordial you can use for brunch beverages, puddings, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put all the components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the heat allowing it to cool completely. Decant into a sealable bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about one month.
Preparing the Premix: Pour every liquids into one big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain best through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml from the premix into your stirring glass containing ice, and stir carefully for a minute to chill. Pour to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
