This Festive Cocktail – How to Make It
WThis is an easy take on a cocktail found on a new cocktail list. It's a large-volume prepared mix which is bursting full of flavours of a holiday season, making it perfect for hosting a festive gathering. Any leftover syrup for morning drinks, desserts, or to make another batch of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
For the Syrup: Put the listed items in a pot, bring to a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, take off the stove and leave to cool fully. Transfer into a clean bottle, seal and store in the fridge, where it will keep for about a month.
For the Premix: Pour every liquid ingredients into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then strain best through a fine cloth, so it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml from the batch mix into your stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for one minute until cold. Filter to a chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it using a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
