WThis is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail featured on a new menu. This is a large-volume pre-mixed which is loaded with flavours associated with holiday season, making it excellent for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial for brunch beverages, puddings, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put every items in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. After that, turn off the burner and leave to cool down entirely. Transfer into an sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for around one month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix the specified liquids into one sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then filter it best through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the premix into a mixing glass packed with ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
