This Festive Cocktail – A Recipe

WThis is a home-style version of a beverage found on a new drinks list. This is a batch pre-mixed that is bursting with the tastes of the holiday season, making it ideal for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of this cocktail.

Bikini Recipe

Yields 10 people

To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)

300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar

To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)

400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish

Directions

For the Syrup: Put every components into a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, take off the burner allowing it to cool down entirely. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it will last for around one month.

Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix all the liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.

To serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into a mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute to cool it down. Filter into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and finish with a light spray of mandarin oil over the top.