We present an easy take on a beverage from the seasonal cocktail list. It's a batch premix that is bursting with tastes of the Christmas time, rendering it excellent for your festive gathering. Any leftover syrup for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
For the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Syrup: Combine every components into a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Next, turn off the heat and leave to cool completely. Decant to a sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Combine the specified liquids into a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the premix to a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir carefully for one minute to cool it down. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and finish using a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the drink.
