We present a home-style take on a beverage found on our latest menu. It's a large-volume premix that is loaded with flavours associated with holiday season, rendering it ideal for a celebration. Save the extra cordial to use in brunch beverages, puddings, or for another batch of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed ingredients in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing to dissolve. Next, take off the heat allowing it to cool down fully. Pour to a sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for up to a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine every spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml from the premix into a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to cool it down. Pour into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
