This Festive Drink – How to Make It
WHere is a simplified take on a cocktail featured on a new cocktail list. This is a party-sized premix which is packed with the flavours of a festive period, making it ideal for a celebration. Save the extra cordial you can use for brunch beverages, puddings, or to make another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Combine every ingredients in a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, remove from the burner and let it to cool down completely. Pour into an sterilised bottle, cap it and store chilled, it will last for around a month.
To make Premix: Combine the specified liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then filter it , ideally through muslin, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml from the batch mix into a stirring glass packed with ice, and stir carefully for one minute until cold. Pour to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with the cranberries and complete it with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
