WThis is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail featured on a new cocktail list. This is a large-volume prepared mix that is loaded with the essence of the holiday season, which makes it perfect for a holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the stove and let it to cool down entirely. Pour to a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for around a month.
For the Premix: Pour all the liquid ingredients into a large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through best through muslin, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your premix into a stirring glass packed with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.
