WThis is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail from the seasonal menu. This is a large-volume premix that's loaded with the flavours associated with holiday season, making it excellent for a holiday party. Save the extra cordial you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed items into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Next, remove from the stove and let it to cool fully. Decant to a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it chilled, where it will keep for about one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Combine all the liquid ingredients into one big jug, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the premix into your cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries adding the final touch with a light spray of mandarin oil over the top.
