This Festive Cocktail – A Recipe
WThis is an easy interpretation of a beverage found on a new menu. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that is packed with the essence of a holiday season, rendering it ideal for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Put every ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the heat and let it to cool down entirely. Pour into a clean bottle, seal and store chilled, it will last for about one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour every spirits and syrup into a big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it preferably using muslin, making it perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir carefully for a minute until cold. Strain into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray with the mandarin essence over the top.
