We present a home-style take on a beverage found on the seasonal menu. This is a party-sized pre-mixed which is loaded full of essence of the Christmas time, rendering it perfect for a holiday party. Save the extra cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Place every items into a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, turn off the heat and let it to reach room temperature fully. Decant into a sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, it will last for about a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour all the spirits and syrup into one large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then strain preferably using a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml from the batch mix to a cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to cool it down. Strain into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and finish with a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the drink.
