WThis is a home-style take on a beverage found on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume pre-mixed that is loaded with the flavours of a holiday season, which makes it excellent for a celebration. Save the extra cordial for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Put every items into a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the stove allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Transfer to a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to a month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour all the liquid ingredients in a large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base to a mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to cool it down. Pour into an cold coupe glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it with a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.
