WHere is a home-style version of a beverage from a new menu. This is a large-volume pre-mixed that's loaded with flavours associated with festive period, rendering it perfect for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in morning drinks, sweets, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put every ingredients in a pot, bring to a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the heat allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour all the spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain best through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the batch mix to a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir gently for a minute to chill. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and complete it using a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the drink.
