WThis is a home-style interpretation of a drink from the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a batch prepared mix which is loaded with the flavours of a holiday season, rendering it ideal for a festive gathering. Any leftover syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Combine the listed components in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, turn off the heat and leave to cool down fully. Pour into an clean bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, it will last for about a month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Pour all the liquid ingredients into a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into your stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
