This Festive Cocktail – A Recipe
WThis is a simplified interpretation of a beverage found on the seasonal drinks list. Designed as a batch premix that is loaded with the tastes of a holiday season, rendering it excellent for hosting a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup for morning drinks, sweets, or to make additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Put all the items in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the stove and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Decant into a clean bottle, seal keeping it chilled, it will last for around four weeks.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Combine the specified liquid ingredients into a big jug, let it rest for one hour, then strain preferably using muslin, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base to a stirring glass containing ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
