WThis is a home-style take on a drink found on a new menu. It's a large-volume premix which is packed with the tastes of a festive period, which makes it ideal for your festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, desserts, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Place every items inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the burner and leave to cool fully. Decant into an clean bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for up to a month.
For the Premix: Pour all the liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of your batch mix into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, gently stirring lightly for one minute until cold. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with the cranberries and finish with a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
