WThis is a home-style version of a cocktail found on a new cocktail list. This is a party-sized pre-mixed that is packed with essence of a Christmas time, rendering it ideal for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial for morning drinks, desserts, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Place the listed ingredients in a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. After that, remove from the stove and let it to cool down completely. Transfer into a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to one month.
To make Batch Mix: Combine every spirits and syrup into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it with a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
