WHere is a home-style take on a drink found on our latest cocktail list. This is a large-volume prepared mix that is bursting with the flavours of a Christmas time, making it ideal for hosting a holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Syrup: Combine every ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the stove allowing it to cool fully. Decant to a clean bottle, seal keeping it in the refrigerator, it will last for about four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified liquids in a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into your cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds until cold. Pour into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
