WThis is a simplified take on a beverage from our latest menu. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that is loaded with the tastes associated with festive period, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Any leftover syrup to use in morning drinks, desserts, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Syrup: Put every ingredients inside a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the heat and leave to cool down completely. Pour into a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it chilled, where it will keep for around one month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Combine the specified liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of your cocktail base into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute to cool it down. Filter to a cold coupe glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a quick spritz with the mandarin essence above the glass.
