WThis is a home-style take on a beverage featured on our latest drinks list. It's a party-sized premix that's loaded with the tastes associated with holiday season, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Any leftover cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Place the listed ingredients inside a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the burner and leave to cool fully. Pour into a sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for about a month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix every spirits and syrup into a big jug, let it rest for one hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into a mixing glass containing ice, and stir gently for a minute to cool it down. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it with a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.
