WHere is an easy version of a beverage found on a new menu. This is a batch pre-mixed that is loaded full of essence associated with holiday season, making it perfect for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Place every ingredients inside a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the burner and let it to cool down completely. Decant into a clean bottle, seal and store in the fridge, it can be stored for up to one month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour every spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then strain preferably using cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your premix into your stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for one minute to chill. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the top.
