WThis is an easy version of a cocktail found on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a large-volume premix that is packed full of flavours of the holiday season, making it excellent for a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in brunch beverages, puddings, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Place the listed ingredients inside a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the burner and let it to cool entirely. Transfer into a clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it can be stored for about one month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Pour the specified liquids in a big jug, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into your cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir gently for one minute to cool it down. Strain to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
