WThis is an easy version of a beverage featured on our latest cocktail list. This is a party-sized pre-mixed that is loaded with the tastes of the holiday season, making it excellent for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Cordial: Put all the ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the burner allowing it to cool down entirely. Pour to a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for up to four weeks.
For the Premix: Pour every spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your batch mix to a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir gently for a minute to chill. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
