We present a home-style take on a cocktail featured on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized premix that's packed with the essence associated with holiday season, rendering it excellent for a celebration. Save the extra cordial for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Cordial: Put the listed components into a pan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the heat and let it to cool completely. Decant to a sealable bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
For the Premix: Mix all the liquids into one large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and complete it with a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.
