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We present an easy take on a cocktail featured on a new menu. It's a large-volume prepared mix that's packed full of essence of the Christmas time, which makes it ideal for a celebration. Save the extra cordial you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or to make additional servings of this cocktail.

Bikini Recipe

Makes enough for 10 servings

Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)

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

For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)

400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Instructions

To prepare the Syrup: Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Next, turn off the burner allowing it to cool entirely. Transfer to a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around four weeks.

For the Cocktail Base: Combine all the spirits and syrup in a big jug, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.

For serving: Measure 85ml of your premix to a stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with some cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.