The Holiday Cocktail – A Recipe
We present a home-style interpretation of a drink from our latest menu. This is a large-volume prepared mix which is packed with the tastes of a Christmas time, rendering it excellent for your celebration. Any leftover cordial for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine every components into a pan, bring to a simmer, mixing to dissolve. After that, remove from the heat and let it to cool down entirely. Transfer to a clean bottle, close it keeping it chilled, where it will keep for about a month.
To make Cocktail Base: Combine the specified liquids into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of your premix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to cool it down. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
