WThis is a home-style version of a cocktail featured on a new menu. This is a party-sized pre-mixed that is loaded with the essence of the holiday season, rendering it perfect for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
For the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed items in a pan, bring to a light boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, turn off the stove and leave to cool completely. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it chilled, where it will keep for around a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified spirits and syrup in a large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then strain best through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of your batch mix to a mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to cool it down. Strain into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
