This Festive Bikini – How to Make It
WThis is an easy take on a cocktail found on a new menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that's loaded with the flavours of a festive period, making it perfect for a celebration. Save the extra cordial you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or for another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Syrup: Place the listed ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the burner and let it to cool down fully. Decant into an sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix the specified liquids into one big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through a fine cloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base to a stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
