WThis is an easy interpretation of a drink featured on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed which is packed with tastes of a holiday season, which makes it ideal for your festive gathering. Any leftover syrup to use in brunch beverages, desserts, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Combine every components in a pot, bring to a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the heat and let it to reach room temperature fully. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it best through muslin, so it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base to a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Pour to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
