We present a simplified version of a beverage featured on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that's bursting full of essence of the holiday season, rendering it excellent for hosting a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
For the Syrup: Put all the items inside a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, turn off the stove allowing it to cool completely. Decant to a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for around a month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Combine all the liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it best through muslin, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your premix into a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and finish with a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
