WHere is an easy interpretation of a drink from a new cocktail list. This is a batch premix which is packed with the tastes of the holiday season, making it ideal for a celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to make more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Put every ingredients inside a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Next, turn off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature fully. Decant into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for up to one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour every liquids into one large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain best through muslin, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml from the batch mix into your mixing glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into an chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
