WHere is a home-style take on a cocktail from our latest menu. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that's packed full of flavours of the holiday season, making it excellent for a holiday party. Save the extra cordial for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine every items into a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring to dissolve. Next, remove from the heat allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, cap it and store chilled, it can be stored for about a month.
Preparing the Premix: Mix every liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring lightly for one minute until cold. Filter to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the top.
