This Festive Cocktail – A Recipe

WThis is a simplified take on a beverage found on a new menu. Designed as a party-sized premix that is packed with the essence of a holiday season, which makes it excellent for a holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial for morning drinks, puddings, or to mix more rounds of the drink.

The Bikini Cocktail

Yields 10 people

To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)

300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar

Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)

400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing

Instructions

For the Syrup: Combine every ingredients into a pan, bring to a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the burner allowing it to cool fully. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it chilled, where it will keep for up to one month.

Preparing the Premix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, making it perfectly clear.

When ready to serve: Add 85ml from the premix into your mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries adding the final touch using a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.