WHere is a home-style take on a beverage from a new cocktail list. Designed as a batch premix that is loaded full of tastes of a holiday season, which makes it ideal for a festive gathering. Save the extra syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
For the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Cordial: Place every items into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, turn off the heat allowing it to cool down fully. Pour into an sterilised bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified liquids into one sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your premix into a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir gently for one minute to cool it down. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the drink.
