We present a home-style version of a drink from a new menu. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that's packed with tastes of the festive period, which makes it ideal for a celebration. Any leftover citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Syrup: Combine the listed items into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating to dissolve. Next, remove from the stove allowing it to cool completely. Transfer to a clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it will last for around one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix every liquid ingredients into a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into a stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
