WThis is a home-style version of a beverage featured on the seasonal drinks list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that is bursting full of tastes of a Christmas time, rendering it excellent for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup for morning drinks, puddings, or to make another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Cordial: Place every items inside a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, take off the heat and let it to reach room temperature fully. Decant into an sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to four weeks.
For the Batch Mix: Pour all the spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of your premix into your stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to cool it down. Filter to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
