This Festive Cocktail – A Recipe
WThis is an easy take on a drink featured on a new drinks list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed which is packed with the flavours of the holiday season, rendering it perfect for your holiday party. Any leftover cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
For the Syrup: Combine all the ingredients in a pan, bring to a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the burner allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Pour into an clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it can be stored for about four weeks.
Preparing the Premix: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into a big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then filter it best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Add 85ml of the premix into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
