WHere is a home-style take on a drink found on our latest menu. It's a party-sized prepared mix which is bursting with the tastes of the Christmas time, making it ideal for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in brunch beverages, desserts, or for another batch of the drink.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
For the Cordial: Combine the listed items into a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the burner and let it to cool completely. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for about four weeks.
For the Batch Mix: Combine all the spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base to a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a light spray with the mandarin essence over the drink.
