This Festive Drink – A Recipe
WThis is an easy take on a drink from the seasonal cocktail list. It's a large-volume prepared mix that is loaded full of flavours associated with holiday season, making it ideal for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Place the listed components in a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the stove and let it to cool fully. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for around a month.
Preparing the Premix: Mix the specified liquids in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml from the cocktail base into your stirring glass containing ice, and stir carefully for one minute to chill. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
