We present an easy take on a beverage featured on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume premix that's packed full of flavours of a Christmas time, rendering it ideal for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 servings
For the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put all the components inside a saucepan, bring to a light boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, turn off the burner allowing it to cool completely. Transfer into a sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for about a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, let it rest for one hour, then filter it , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml from the cocktail base into your cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to cool it down. Pour into a chilled martini glass or similar, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
