WHere is a simplified take on a cocktail from a new menu. This is a large-volume prepared mix that's packed with flavours associated with Christmas time, rendering it excellent for your celebration. Save the extra cordial for morning drinks, sweets, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put every components in a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the heat allowing it to cool down completely. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for around one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour all the spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into your cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate gently for a minute to cool it down. Strain to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
