WHere is an easy take on a beverage found on the seasonal menu. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix which is loaded full of flavours of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for hosting a celebration. Any leftover cordial to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Syrup: Put every items into a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing to dissolve. Then, remove from the heat and let it to cool fully. Decant into an clean bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour all the liquid ingredients in a big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the premix into your mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute until cold. Filter into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.
