We present a home-style take on a beverage found on the seasonal cocktail list. It's a batch pre-mixed that's packed full of flavours of the Christmas time, which makes it perfect for your holiday party. Save the extra cordial to use in brunch beverages, puddings, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Cordial: Put the listed items in a pot, bring to a simmer, mixing to dissolve. After that, remove from the stove and let it to cool entirely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for about four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup in a big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate lightly for a minute until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and finish with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
