This Festive Cocktail – How to Make It
WThis is a home-style version of a beverage found on the seasonal drinks list. Designed as a large-volume premix which is bursting with the flavours associated with Christmas time, which makes it excellent for a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for morning drinks, puddings, or to make another batch of bikinis.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 servings
For the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine every items in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. After that, remove from the heat and let it to cool fully. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for up to one month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix every liquids into a sizeable container, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml of the batch mix to a cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir carefully for a minute to cool it down. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with some cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
