WThis is a home-style version of a cocktail featured on a new cocktail list. This is a batch pre-mixed which is bursting with the essence associated with festive period, rendering it excellent for a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in morning drinks, desserts, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Place every components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, take off the stove allowing it to cool entirely. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for about one month.
To make Premix: Combine all the spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through preferably using a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base into a stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute until cold. Pour to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
