WThis is an easy interpretation of a beverage from a new drinks list. It's a batch premix which is packed with the tastes associated with holiday season, which makes it excellent for your celebration. Any leftover cordial for morning drinks, sweets, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed items in a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, remove from the burner and let it to cool completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Mix all the liquid ingredients into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through preferably using a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into your stirring glass containing ice, and stir gently for a minute to cool it down. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
