We present a home-style version of a cocktail featured on a new cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized premix which is bursting full of essence associated with holiday season, which makes it excellent for a celebration. Any leftover cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Cordial: Put every items inside a pot, bring to a simmer, mixing to dissolve. After that, remove from the heat allowing it to cool down entirely. Decant into a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for up to a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your premix into a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir gently for a minute until cold. Strain into a cold coupe glass or similar, top with some cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.
