We present a home-style take on a beverage from the seasonal menu. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that is packed with flavours of the festive period, rendering it perfect for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make additional servings of this cocktail.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Place all the ingredients into a saucepan, bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve. Next, turn off the stove allowing it to cool down completely. Pour into an clean bottle, cap it and store chilled, it will last for around one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix all the spirits and syrup into one large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain preferably using a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate gently for one minute to cool it down. Pour into an chilled martini glass or similar, decorate with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
