WThis is an easy interpretation of a beverage from our latest menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that's packed with the tastes of a holiday season, rendering it perfect for hosting a holiday party. Any leftover cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
For the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Syrup: Combine every ingredients into a saucepan, bring to a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the stove allowing it to cool down entirely. Transfer into an clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for up to a month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix all the spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain best through cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into your stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring gently for one minute until cold. Filter to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.
