We present a home-style take on a cocktail featured on our latest drinks list. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that is bursting full of flavours of a Christmas time, making it excellent for a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 people
For the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Syrup: Put every items in a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, take off the burner and leave to cool fully. Decant to a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for up to one month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix all the liquid ingredients into a large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then strain best through cheesecloth, so it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Add 85ml from the cocktail base to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence above the glass.
