We present a home-style version of a drink from the seasonal menu. It's a batch prepared mix that is packed with essence of the holiday season, making it ideal for your holiday party. Save the extra syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
To prepare the Syrup: Place all the components in a pan, bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve. Then, remove from the burner and leave to cool completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, it will last for up to a month.
To make Batch Mix: Combine the specified liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through muslin, making it completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute to cool it down. Strain to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
