WHere is a home-style take on a drink from our latest menu. It's a large-volume pre-mixed which is loaded with tastes of a holiday season, rendering it excellent for a celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial for morning drinks, desserts, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 servings
For the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Cordial: Place all the ingredients inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the stove allowing it to cool down fully. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it in the fridge, it will last for up to one month.
For the Premix: Pour every spirits and syrup in a big jug, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the batch mix to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with the cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
