WHere is a home-style take on a beverage from the seasonal cocktail list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that is loaded with tastes of the holiday season, rendering it excellent for a celebration. Any leftover syrup for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
For the Cordial: Put all the ingredients inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the burner and let it to cool entirely. Decant to a sealable bottle, close it and store chilled, where it will keep for around four weeks.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Pour the specified liquids into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into a stirring glass containing ice, and stir gently for one minute until cold. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries and complete it with a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
