This Festive Cocktail – The Method
We present a home-style version of a drink from a new menu. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that's bursting with the essence of the festive period, making it perfect for your holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup for morning drinks, puddings, or for additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
Making the Cordial: Place the listed ingredients in a pan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, take off the burner and leave to cool completely. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Pour every liquids into one large bottle, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then filter it preferably using cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the batch mix into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute to chill. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and finish with a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.