WHere is a home-style take on a drink featured on the seasonal menu. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that is bursting with the flavours of the festive period, which makes it ideal for a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for morning drinks, sweets, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed items into a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating to dissolve. Next, take off the stove and let it to reach room temperature completely. Decant to a sealable bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, it will last for about one month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix every liquids into a big jug, let it rest for an hour, then strain best through cheesecloth, so it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your batch mix into a stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it with a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.
