WThis is a simplified version of a drink featured on the seasonal menu. It's a batch premix that is loaded with the flavours associated with festive period, which makes it perfect for your celebration. Save the extra cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Combine all the items into a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the burner and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Pour to a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for about four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into a large bottle, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then filter it best through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries adding the final touch with a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.
