WThis is an easy take on a beverage from the seasonal menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed which is bursting with flavours of a Christmas time, rendering it ideal for a holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Syrup: Combine every ingredients inside a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, turn off the heat and leave to reach room temperature fully. Decant into a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for around a month.
To make Premix: Combine the specified liquid ingredients in a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then strain best through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the premix into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate gently for one minute until cold. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
