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This Festive Drink – How to Make It

WHere is a home-style interpretation of a beverage featured on our latest menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that's loaded with the essence of a holiday season, which makes it excellent for a celebration. Save the extra cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.

The Bikini Cocktail

Yields 10 servings

To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)

300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar

To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)

400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish

Instructions

To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Place every items in a pan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating to dissolve. Next, take off the burner and leave to cool completely. Pour into a clean bottle, seal keeping it in the refrigerator, it will last for around four weeks.

To make Batch Mix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup in a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.

For serving: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, gently stirring gently for about 60 seconds until cold. Pour into a cold coupe glass or similar, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.

Written by

Christine Coleman

Elara Vance is a health journalist and wellness coach with over a decade of experience in writing about nutrition, fitness, and preventive healthcare.

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