WThis is a home-style interpretation of a drink found on our latest drinks list. This is a large-volume premix that's packed full of tastes associated with Christmas time, making it ideal for a festive gathering. Any leftover cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Syrup: Put the listed items inside a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the burner and let it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, seal keeping it chilled, it will last for around four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix every liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it best through muslin, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and finish using a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
