We present a simplified version of a beverage featured on our latest cocktail list. This is a party-sized premix which is bursting full of flavours of the Christmas time, rendering it ideal for a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for morning drinks, sweets, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine every ingredients in a pot, bring to a simmer, mixing to dissolve. Then, turn off the heat and leave to reach room temperature entirely. Pour into an sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around four weeks.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Pour the specified spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then strain best through a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your batch mix to a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to chill. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
