We present an easy take on a cocktail featured on a new cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that is packed full of essence associated with holiday season, which makes it ideal for a holiday party. Any leftover cordial for brunch beverages, sweets, or to make another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put all the components into a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating to dissolve. Next, remove from the stove allowing it to cool down completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for around a month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Combine the specified liquids in a big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through preferably using muslin, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the premix to a mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute to chill. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
