WHere is a home-style take on a cocktail found on a new cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized premix that's bursting full of tastes associated with holiday season, making it excellent for a celebration. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in brunch beverages, puddings, or to mix another batch of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
For the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Put all the components in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, take off the stove allowing it to cool down entirely. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around a month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour all the spirits and syrup in a big jug, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base into your mixing glass containing ice, and stir carefully for a minute to chill. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with the cranberries and finish with a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
