WHere is an easy take on a drink from our latest menu. Designed as a batch prepared mix that's bursting with the tastes associated with Christmas time, rendering it ideal for your holiday party. Any leftover cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place all the items in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, take off the heat allowing it to cool fully. Transfer to a sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about one month.
For the Batch Mix: Combine every liquids into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into your mixing glass containing ice, and stir carefully for one minute to chill. Pour to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.