WThis is a home-style take on a drink featured on our latest menu. This is a batch pre-mixed which is loaded with the flavours of a festive period, which makes it excellent for a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, sweets, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Syrup: Place the listed ingredients inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the heat and let it to cool fully. Transfer into an sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for around one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour every liquids into one large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through preferably using muslin, making it completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your premix into your mixing glass containing ice, and stir carefully for a minute to chill. Pour to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.
