La Petite Maison's Bikini – The Method
WHere is an easy take on a cocktail featured on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed which is loaded with the flavours of a festive period, rendering it excellent for your celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Cordial: Combine all the ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the burner and leave to cool down entirely. Decant into an clean bottle, seal and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around one month.
For the Premix: Pour the specified liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml from the batch mix to a stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring lightly for one minute until cold. Filter to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and complete it using a light spray of mandarin oil over the top.
