WThis is a home-style take on a beverage found on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed which is bursting with flavours of the holiday season, which makes it ideal for your holiday party. Save the extra cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Cordial: Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a simmer, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the heat allowing it to cool entirely. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, it will last for up to one month.
To make Premix: Combine all the liquid ingredients into a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base to a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for a minute until cold. Filter into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
