We present a home-style interpretation of a beverage featured on our latest drinks list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that is loaded with tastes of a holiday season, which makes it excellent for a holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Cordial: Combine all the items in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, take off the heat allowing it to cool down entirely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, close it keeping it chilled, where it will keep for up to one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml of the premix to a stirring glass containing ice, and stir carefully for one minute to cool it down. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with some cranberries and finish using a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the top.
