WHere is a simplified take on a cocktail from a new menu. It's a large-volume premix which is packed with the flavours of the Christmas time, making it ideal for your holiday party. Save the extra cordial for morning drinks, puddings, or for more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Cordial: Put the listed items into a saucepan, bring to a simmer, mixing to dissolve. Next, take off the stove and leave to cool entirely. Decant into a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for about a month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Pour every liquid ingredients into a big jug, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the premix to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and stir carefully for a minute to cool it down. Pour into a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
