WThis is an easy version of a drink featured on our latest drinks list. This is a party-sized premix that is packed with the essence associated with Christmas time, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Any leftover cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make more rounds of the drink.
Bikini
Yields 10 guests
For the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Place all the components into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the stove and let it to cool fully. Pour into an sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for up to four weeks.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into one big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through preferably using muslin, making it completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml from the batch mix into your mixing glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for a minute to cool it down. Pour to a chilled martini glass or similar, decorate with a few cranberries and finish using a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
