This Festive Cocktail – How to Make It
We present a home-style interpretation of a drink featured on our latest menu. This is a party-sized prepared mix that's bursting with essence of a Christmas time, which makes it ideal for your holiday party. Any leftover cordial for brunch beverages, desserts, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Place every items into a pot, bring to a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the burner and leave to cool completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for around one month.
To make Batch Mix: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of your cocktail base into your stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute to cool it down. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and finish with a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
