WThis is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail featured on the seasonal drinks list. Designed as a large-volume premix that is bursting full of tastes of a holiday season, which makes it ideal for hosting a celebration. Save the extra cordial to use in morning drinks, sweets, or to mix another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini
Serves 10 servings
For the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put every ingredients inside a pot, bring to a simmer, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the stove and leave to cool down fully. Transfer to a sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for around four weeks.
For the Premix: Mix every liquids into a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with the cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.
