We present a home-style interpretation of a drink from the seasonal drinks list. It's a large-volume prepared mix which is bursting full of flavours of the festive period, which makes it ideal for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Cordial: Place the listed ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. After that, take off the stove allowing it to cool fully. Pour into an sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into a large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base to a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring gently for a minute until cold. Pour into an cold coupe glass or similar, garnish with some cranberries and complete it with a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
