WThis is a home-style take on a beverage featured on our latest menu. This is a batch pre-mixed which is bursting full of tastes of a festive period, making it ideal for hosting a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Cordial: Put every ingredients inside a pot, bring to a simmer, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Next, turn off the heat allowing it to cool down entirely. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour all the liquid ingredients in a big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Add 85ml of your batch mix into your stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to cool it down. Strain into a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a quick spritz with the mandarin essence above the glass.
