We present a home-style interpretation of a beverage featured on our latest cocktail list. It's a party-sized prepared mix which is packed with tastes of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra syrup you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or to mix another batch of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Cordial: Combine the listed items in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the heat and let it to cool down entirely. Decant into an sealable bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine every spirits and syrup into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of your batch mix to a mixing glass containing ice, and stir carefully for one minute to cool it down. Pour into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
