The Holiday Bikini – How to Make It
WHere is a home-style take on a beverage featured on a new cocktail list. It's a large-volume prepared mix that's loaded with tastes associated with holiday season, which makes it perfect for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup for brunch beverages, sweets, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Place all the ingredients in a pan, bring to a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the burner and leave to cool entirely. Decant to a sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for about one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified liquids into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute until cold. Filter into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
