WHere is a simplified take on a beverage from our latest cocktail list. This is a large-volume premix that's loaded full of essence associated with holiday season, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Put every ingredients inside a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the burner allowing it to cool down entirely. Pour to a sealable bottle, seal keeping it in the fridge, it will last for about four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix every liquid ingredients into one large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into a mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute to chill. Filter into an cold coupe glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries and complete it using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
