La Petite Maison's Bikini – The Method
WThis is a home-style version of a beverage from a new menu. It's a batch premix that's bursting full of essence associated with holiday season, which makes it perfect for a celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Put every ingredients inside a saucepan, bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the heat and leave to cool fully. Decant into an sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified spirits and syrup in a large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then filter it preferably using cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Add 85ml from the premix into your mixing glass containing ice, and agitate carefully for a minute until cold. Pour into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
