WHere is an easy version of a beverage found on a new cocktail list. It's a large-volume premix that's bursting with essence associated with holiday season, making it perfect for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in brunch beverages, sweets, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Syrup: Put all the ingredients inside a pot, bring to a light boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, take off the burner allowing it to cool down fully. Pour to a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for up to four weeks.
For the Batch Mix: Pour the specified spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through best through muslin, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base to a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to cool it down. Filter into a cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.
