WHere is a home-style take on a beverage from our latest menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that is bursting with tastes associated with festive period, rendering it ideal for a festive gathering. Save the extra cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Combine every components in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the burner allowing it to cool down completely. Pour to a sealable bottle, seal keeping it chilled, it can be stored for about one month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour every spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the premix into a stirring glass containing ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray with the mandarin essence over the drink.
