We present a home-style take on a beverage featured on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that is loaded with tastes associated with Christmas time, making it ideal for a celebration. Save the extra syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
To prepare the Syrup: Place the listed components into a pot, bring to a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the stove allowing it to cool down entirely. Transfer to a sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for about a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the premix to a mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to chill. Pour to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
