WThis is a home-style take on a cocktail from the seasonal drinks list. It's a large-volume premix that is loaded with flavours associated with holiday season, rendering it ideal for a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for additional servings of the drink.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Cordial: Put the listed components in a saucepan, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. Then, turn off the stove and leave to cool completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, cap it and store chilled, where it will keep for about one month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour every liquids into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base to a cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir lightly for one minute to cool it down. Filter into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
