WThis is an easy interpretation of a beverage featured on our latest menu. This is a party-sized prepared mix that is loaded full of tastes of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for a celebration. Save the extra cordial you can use for brunch beverages, desserts, or for another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Put every components inside a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the burner and let it to cool down entirely. Decant into an sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for around a month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your batch mix to a cocktail shaker packed with ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to cool it down. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and finish by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
