WThis is an easy version of a beverage found on a new menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that's packed with the essence associated with Christmas time, making it ideal for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Combine every components in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. After that, remove from the heat allowing it to cool down completely. Decant to a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for about four weeks.
For the Premix: Pour the specified spirits and syrup in a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml of your premix into a stirring glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Filter into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and finish using a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
