WHere is a home-style version of a drink from our latest menu. This is a large-volume premix which is bursting full of flavours associated with festive period, making it perfect for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
Making the Cordial: Place all the ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Next, take off the heat and let it to cool completely. Pour into a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for around a month.
To make Premix: Pour all the spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml from the premix into your stirring glass packed with ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
