La Petite Maison's Cocktail – The Method
WThis is a simplified take on a drink featured on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that is packed with the flavours associated with Christmas time, which makes it excellent for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Place every ingredients inside a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the stove and let it to cool down entirely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it chilled, it can be stored for around a month.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour every spirits and syrup into a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base to a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and finish with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
