WHere is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail found on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that's bursting full of flavours of the festive period, rendering it perfect for hosting a holiday party. Any leftover cordial you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine every ingredients inside a pan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the heat and leave to reach room temperature entirely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for up to a month.
For the Premix: Combine every liquid ingredients into one large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through preferably using muslin, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Filter to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.
