This Festive Cocktail – How to Make It
We present an easy version of a cocktail found on our latest drinks list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that is loaded full of flavours associated with holiday season, rendering it perfect for your festive gathering. Save the extra syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put all the components in a saucepan, bring to a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the stove and let it to reach room temperature fully. Transfer into a sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for up to a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain preferably using muslin, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of the cocktail base to a mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for a minute to cool it down. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
