WHere is an easy take on a beverage featured on a new drinks list. Designed as a party-sized premix that is packed with essence of a Christmas time, making it ideal for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Place every ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, take off the stove allowing it to cool completely. Decant into a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to a month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour all the spirits and syrup in a big jug, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your premix to a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for one minute to cool it down. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries adding the final touch with a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
