We present an easy take on a beverage featured on our latest menu. This is a large-volume pre-mixed that's loaded full of flavours of a holiday season, which makes it ideal for a festive gathering. Any leftover cordial you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 people
For the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Cordial: Put the listed ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Next, take off the heat and leave to reach room temperature entirely. Pour to a sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around a month.
For the Premix: Combine every spirits and syrup in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into your cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate gently for one minute until cold. Filter into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and complete it with a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the drink.
