WHere is an easy take on a drink featured on the seasonal menu. It's a batch premix that's bursting with flavours associated with Christmas time, making it excellent for hosting a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial for brunch beverages, puddings, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Drink (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Cordial: Put every items in a saucepan, bring to a light boil, mixing to dissolve. Then, remove from the stove and leave to cool down entirely. Pour into an clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for about a month.
For the Premix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through muslin, making it completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the premix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate carefully for one minute until cold. Filter into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and complete it using a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
