This Festive Cocktail – The Method
We present a home-style version of a cocktail found on the seasonal menu. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that is bursting with the essence associated with Christmas time, rendering it ideal for a celebration. Save the extra cordial you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
To prepare the Cordial: Combine all the items inside a pot, bring to a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the burner and let it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into an clean bottle, seal keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to one month.
To make Batch Mix: Combine the specified liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml from the premix into a mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain to a cold coupe glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the top.
