WThis is an easy take on a drink featured on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a batch prepared mix that is packed full of essence of a Christmas time, rendering it perfect for your celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or for another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine every ingredients inside a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the heat allowing it to cool completely. Decant to a clean bottle, cap it keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for around a month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour every liquids into one big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute to chill. Filter into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and complete it using a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
