We present an easy version of a beverage found on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a batch prepared mix that's loaded full of flavours associated with festive period, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Any leftover cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Place all the components into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, take off the heat and leave to cool fully. Transfer into an clean bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about one month.
To make Premix: Combine all the liquids into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into your mixing glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for one minute to chill. Strain to a chilled martini glass or similar, top with some cranberries and finish with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
