This Festive Cocktail – How to Make It

We present an easy take on a beverage found on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a batch prepared mix that is loaded with flavours associated with Christmas time, making it ideal for a celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial for brunch beverages, desserts, or for additional servings of the drink.

The Bikini Cocktail

Serves 10 guests

To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)

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

For the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)

400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Instructions

Making the Syrup: Combine the listed components inside a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating to dissolve. After that, take off the heat allowing it to cool entirely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, it will last for about a month.

To make Premix: Pour the specified liquid ingredients into one big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through muslin, making it perfectly clear.

For serving: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch with a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.