WThis is a home-style take on a cocktail from a new cocktail list. This is a large-volume premix that's packed full of flavours of a festive period, which makes it excellent for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, desserts, or for more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine the listed ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, turn off the burner and let it to reach room temperature completely. Pour into an clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it will last for around a month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour the specified spirits and syrup into a big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml of your batch mix to a mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
