This Festive Cocktail – A Recipe
WThis is a simplified version of a drink found on the seasonal menu. It's a batch prepared mix that is bursting full of flavours associated with festive period, rendering it perfect for your celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Put every components in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, take off the stove and leave to cool down fully. Transfer to a clean bottle, seal and store in the refrigerator, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it preferably using muslin, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base into your cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.