WHere is an easy version of a cocktail found on a new menu. It's a batch pre-mixed that's loaded with the tastes of a festive period, which makes it perfect for hosting a celebration. Save the extra cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Cordial: Combine all the ingredients inside a pan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Next, take off the burner allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Decant into an clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for around one month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Pour the specified liquids in a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then strain best through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml of the batch mix into a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to chill. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with the cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
