WThis is a home-style take on a beverage from a new cocktail list. This is a party-sized pre-mixed that's packed full of flavours of the holiday season, rendering it excellent for a holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place all the components in a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the burner and let it to reach room temperature fully. Pour to a sterilised bottle, seal and store in the fridge, it will last for around four weeks.
Preparing the Premix: Mix all the liquid ingredients into one large bottle, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through muslin, so it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of your premix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute until cold. Strain to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
