We present an easy interpretation of a drink found on a new menu. This is a batch pre-mixed that is loaded with the tastes of the festive period, rendering it ideal for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Place every ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, take off the burner and leave to cool fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around one month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix all the liquid ingredients into one big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it best through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml from the batch mix into a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute to chill. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
