WHere is a home-style take on a drink found on the seasonal drinks list. This is a party-sized pre-mixed that's bursting full of tastes of the festive period, rendering it ideal for a festive gathering. Any leftover cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make more rounds of the drink.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Premix (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place every ingredients inside a pot, bring to a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Next, turn off the burner allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Transfer into a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for about a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour every liquid ingredients in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into a mixing glass packed with ice, and stir lightly for a minute until cold. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.
