This Festive Cocktail – The Method
WHere is a home-style take on a drink featured on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume pre-mixed which is packed with essence of a festive period, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra cordial for morning drinks, desserts, or to make more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed ingredients into a pan, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. Next, turn off the burner allowing it to cool down entirely. Decant into an sealable bottle, close it keeping it chilled, it can be stored for up to a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour every liquids into a sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it best through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml from the cocktail base to a stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for one minute until cold. Pour into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with some cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
