WHere is a simplified take on a cocktail featured on our latest cocktail list. This is a party-sized prepared mix which is bursting with the essence of a Christmas time, rendering it excellent for a festive gathering. Save the extra cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
Making the Cordial: Place every ingredients inside a pot, bring to a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove and let it to cool down completely. Decant into a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to a month.
To make Premix: Mix all the liquid ingredients into a big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it best through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the premix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and stir lightly for one minute until cold. Strain into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.
