This Festive Cocktail – The Method
WHere is a home-style take on a cocktail found on our latest drinks list. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix which is bursting full of tastes of the festive period, which makes it ideal for hosting a celebration. Save the extra cordial to use in brunch beverages, desserts, or to make another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Cordial: Place all the ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, turn off the heat and leave to reach room temperature entirely. Pour into an sterilised bottle, cap it and store in the fridge, where it will keep for up to a month.
For the Batch Mix: Combine all the spirits and syrup into a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your batch mix into a mixing glass containing ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.
