We present a home-style version of a beverage from a new menu. This is a large-volume premix that's bursting full of essence of the Christmas time, making it excellent for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Syrup: Put the listed components inside a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the stove allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Pour into an clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, where it will keep for around one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified liquids into one big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, so it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into a mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute until cold. Filter to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil over the top.
