WHere is a home-style take on a drink found on our latest menu. It's a large-volume pre-mixed which is loaded with the tastes of the Christmas time, making it excellent for your festive gathering. Any leftover cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
To prepare the Syrup: Place every components into a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, take off the burner and leave to cool down fully. Pour into an sealable bottle, seal and store in the refrigerator, it will last for around four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour every spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain preferably using muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute to cool it down. Strain to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
