The Holiday Drink – How to Make It
We present a home-style take on a cocktail found on the seasonal drinks list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed which is packed full of tastes of the festive period, which makes it excellent for your celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup for morning drinks, desserts, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Place all the ingredients into a saucepan, bring to a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the stove and let it to cool down entirely. Pour into a clean bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, it will last for up to a month.
For the Premix: Combine the specified liquids into one large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your batch mix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
