WHere is a home-style version of a cocktail from our latest drinks list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed which is packed with tastes of a Christmas time, making it ideal for hosting a celebration. Save the extra syrup for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
To prepare the Cordial: Combine every ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, take off the stove and let it to reach room temperature completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around a month.
For the Batch Mix: Combine the specified liquids into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it preferably using muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate carefully for one minute to chill. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
