We present a simplified version of a drink featured on a new menu. It's a batch pre-mixed which is loaded with the tastes of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for your festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Cordial: Place the listed components inside a pot, bring to a simmer, mixing to dissolve. Next, turn off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer into an clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified liquids in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the premix to a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch with a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
