WThis is an easy version of a drink featured on the seasonal drinks list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that's bursting with the flavours of a Christmas time, which makes it ideal for hosting a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in brunch beverages, desserts, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
For the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
Making the Cordial: Combine the listed ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the burner allowing it to cool down fully. Decant into an clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine every spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through preferably using muslin, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of your premix into a mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with the cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
