We present a home-style interpretation of a drink found on our latest cocktail list. This is a party-sized pre-mixed that's packed with the tastes of a holiday season, which makes it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra cordial to use in morning drinks, desserts, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place all the items inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the burner allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into an sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Combine all the liquid ingredients in a big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through muslin, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into your stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute until cold. Pour to a cold coupe glass or similar, top with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.
