WThis is a home-style version of a beverage featured on a new cocktail list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that's bursting with the essence associated with Christmas time, which makes it excellent for a holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial for morning drinks, sweets, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Syrup: Combine every ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the heat and leave to cool fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the fridge, it will last for about four weeks.
Preparing the Premix: Combine all the liquid ingredients into one large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base to a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring gently for one minute until cold. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with some cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.