The Holiday Drink – How to Make It
We present a simplified take on a beverage found on our latest menu. This is a batch premix that's loaded full of essence of the festive period, rendering it excellent for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup for morning drinks, puddings, or to mix additional servings of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
Making the Syrup: Place all the items inside a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, take off the burner allowing it to cool entirely. Decant into an sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for around one month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix every liquids into one sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then strain preferably using muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the premix into your stirring glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries and finish with a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.
