We present a home-style take on a beverage from our latest menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed which is loaded full of tastes of the Christmas time, rendering it perfect for a holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Syrup: Put all the items inside a pan, bring to a simmer, mixing to dissolve. Next, turn off the heat and leave to cool completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for up to one month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour all the liquid ingredients into a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through muslin, making it completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your premix to a cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir carefully for one minute to cool it down. Filter into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it using a light spray with the mandarin essence over the top.
