WThis is an easy interpretation of a drink featured on a new menu. This is a batch premix which is bursting with flavours of a Christmas time, which makes it perfect for a festive gathering. Any leftover syrup to use in morning drinks, sweets, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Put the listed ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Next, turn off the heat allowing it to cool down completely. Decant into a sealable bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around a month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour the specified spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through best through muslin, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into your stirring glass containing ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries adding the final touch using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
