We present a home-style interpretation of a beverage found on our latest menu. Designed as a large-volume premix that is loaded full of tastes of a festive period, which makes it ideal for your festive gathering. Save the extra syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put the listed items in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the heat and leave to cool fully. Pour into an sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour all the liquids into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain preferably using cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the batch mix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
