WHere is a home-style version of a cocktail featured on our latest menu. This is a large-volume premix that is packed with tastes of the holiday season, making it perfect for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to make another batch of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Put every items inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the stove and let it to cool entirely. Decant into an sealable bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around a month.
To make Premix: Combine the specified liquids in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then strain preferably using muslin, so it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with the cranberries and finish with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
