The Holiday Bikini – A Recipe
WHere is a home-style take on a cocktail from the seasonal menu. This is a large-volume pre-mixed that is packed with tastes of a Christmas time, rendering it perfect for hosting a celebration. Save the extra syrup for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Cordial: Place every items in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the burner and leave to cool down completely. Pour to a sterilised bottle, close it and store chilled, it can be stored for around one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine all the liquids into one large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then filter it best through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute until cold. Strain into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a light spray of mandarin oil over the top.
