This Festive Drink – How to Make It
We present a home-style interpretation of a drink from a new cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized premix that is loaded with flavours of the Christmas time, making it ideal for hosting a festive gathering. Any leftover syrup for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Combine every components into a saucepan, bring to a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the heat and let it to cool entirely. Decant to a sealable bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, it will last for up to one month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix every liquids into a large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of your premix into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir gently for one minute until cold. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and complete it with a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
