WHere is a home-style version of a beverage featured on our latest menu. It's a batch prepared mix which is loaded with the essence associated with Christmas time, which makes it perfect for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
For the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Place the listed components into a saucepan, bring to a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove and let it to cool completely. Pour to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for about a month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix all the spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the batch mix into a mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to chill. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
