WHere is a simplified take on a cocktail found on our latest menu. Designed as a large-volume prepared mix that's bursting with flavours of the Christmas time, which makes it ideal for your celebration. Any leftover syrup you can use for brunch beverages, desserts, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Combine every components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the heat and leave to cool entirely. Transfer into an clean bottle, seal and store in the fridge, where it will keep for about one month.
For the Batch Mix: Combine the specified liquid ingredients into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it best through muslin, making it completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into a stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for a minute to chill. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with some cranberries and finish with a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.
