We present an easy take on a beverage found on a new cocktail list. This is a party-sized premix that's loaded with tastes of the Christmas time, rendering it ideal for a celebration. Any leftover cordial you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or for another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed components into a saucepan, bring to a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the stove allowing it to cool completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about a month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Combine the specified spirits and syrup in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the batch mix into your mixing glass containing ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
