WHere is a home-style version of a drink featured on a new menu. This is a batch pre-mixed which is packed with the essence of the holiday season, which makes it excellent for your holiday party. Save the extra cordial for morning drinks, puddings, or for additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Syrup: Combine every components into a pot, bring to a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for around a month.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour all the spirits and syrup into one big jug, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your premix into a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and finish with a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
