WHere is a simplified version of a beverage featured on a new cocktail list. It's a large-volume prepared mix that's loaded with flavours of the holiday season, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Save the extra syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Combine the listed components inside a pan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the burner and leave to cool fully. Pour into an clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to a month.
To make Premix: Pour all the spirits and syrup into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it best through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml from the cocktail base into a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain into a cold coupe glass or similar, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
