The Holiday Cocktail – How to Make It
We present a home-style version of a beverage found on our latest drinks list. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed which is packed with essence associated with Christmas time, rendering it ideal for hosting a celebration. Any leftover syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Combine all the items into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, take off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature fully. Pour into a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about four weeks.
Preparing the Premix: Mix every liquids in a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into a stirring glass containing ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Filter into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
