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WThis is an easy version of a drink featured on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed which is bursting with tastes of a festive period, making it excellent for hosting a celebration. Save the extra cordial you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make more rounds of bikinis.

The Bikini Cocktail

Serves 10 people

To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)

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

Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)

400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Method

To prepare the Syrup: Combine the listed items into a pot, bring to a light boil, stirring to dissolve. Next, turn off the heat allowing it to cool completely. Decant into a sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about one month.

To make Cocktail Base: Pour every spirits and syrup into a big jug, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.

For serving: Add 85ml from the batch mix into your stirring glass containing ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to chill. Pour to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries adding the final touch using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.