WThis is a simplified take on a cocktail found on our latest drinks list. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that is loaded with the tastes of the festive period, making it ideal for your holiday party. Any leftover cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Cordial: Combine the listed ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the burner and let it to cool down completely. Transfer to a clean bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, it will last for about a month.
For the Premix: Pour all the liquid ingredients into a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it best through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into a stirring glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for one minute to chill. Pour into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the drink.
