WThis is an easy interpretation of a cocktail from the seasonal drinks list. This is a batch prepared mix which is bursting full of tastes of a festive period, which makes it ideal for a holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Place all the ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the heat and let it to cool down completely. Decant to a clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it can be stored for around four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified liquids into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your premix into your mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for a minute to cool it down. Filter into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
