We present a home-style interpretation of a beverage found on a new cocktail list. Designed as a batch prepared mix that's packed full of tastes of a holiday season, rendering it excellent for your celebration. Any leftover cordial for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
To prepare the Cordial: Combine the listed components into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the burner and let it to cool fully. Pour into a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for up to a month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour every liquids into a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute until cold. Pour to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and finish using a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the drink.
