We present an easy interpretation of a beverage found on a new cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized premix that's packed full of tastes associated with holiday season, which makes it ideal for a holiday party. Save the extra syrup for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Combine the listed ingredients into a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Next, turn off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature fully. Transfer to a clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, where it will keep for around one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into a big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into your stirring glass containing ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and complete it with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
