La Petite Maison's Bikini – How to Make It
We present a home-style take on a cocktail found on the seasonal drinks list. Designed as a party-sized premix which is packed with tastes of the festive period, making it excellent for your festive gathering. Any leftover cordial for morning drinks, sweets, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine every ingredients inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the stove and let it to cool entirely. Pour into a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for about four weeks.
For the Premix: Mix the specified liquid ingredients into one big jug, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through best through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml of the premix into your cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with the cranberries and complete it using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
