La Petite Maison's Cocktail – The Method
WHere is an easy take on a drink found on a new drinks list. This is a party-sized prepared mix that's bursting full of flavours of the holiday season, which makes it ideal for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Place every components inside a saucepan, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. Then, turn off the stove and let it to cool fully. Decant into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine every spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then filter it preferably using cheesecloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into your stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, top with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.
