We present a home-style take on a beverage from a new menu. This is a batch pre-mixed that's loaded with the essence of a Christmas time, which makes it excellent for hosting a celebration. Any leftover cordial for morning drinks, desserts, or for additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Syrup: Combine every ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the heat allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer into an clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for about one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine all the liquids into a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, so it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of your batch mix into your cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and complete it using a light spray of mandarin oil over the top.
