The Holiday Cocktail – A Recipe
We present a home-style version of a beverage found on our latest menu. This is a party-sized premix which is loaded with the tastes associated with festive period, which makes it excellent for your holiday party. Save the extra syrup to use in brunch beverages, sweets, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Cordial: Put the listed components inside a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring to dissolve. Next, remove from the stove allowing it to cool down completely. Decant to a clean bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about a month.
To make Premix: Combine all the spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml from the cocktail base into your mixing glass containing ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to chill. Filter into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
