We present an easy version of a beverage found on a new cocktail list. This is a batch prepared mix which is packed with tastes associated with festive period, which makes it ideal for your celebration. Any leftover syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Put every items in a pan, bring to a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the stove allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for up to one month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour the specified spirits and syrup in a large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into your cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir carefully for one minute to cool it down. Filter to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
