We present a home-style version of a beverage found on our latest cocktail list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed which is loaded full of flavours of the Christmas time, making it perfect for a holiday party. Any leftover cordial for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini
Yields 10 servings
For the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Syrup: Put the listed components in a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing to dissolve. Then, turn off the heat allowing it to reach room temperature fully. Decant to a sealable bottle, close it and store chilled, where it will keep for up to one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix all the liquids into a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then strain best through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the premix into your stirring glass filled with ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain into an chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with some cranberries and finish with a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
