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WThis is a home-style version of a cocktail featured on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a batch premix which is bursting full of flavours associated with Christmas time, making it ideal for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for brunch beverages, puddings, or to make additional servings of this cocktail.

Bikini Recipe

Yields 10 people

For the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)

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

Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)

400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish

Directions

For the Syrup: Put all the items inside a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating to dissolve. Then, remove from the burner and let it to cool down fully. Pour into an clean bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for around a month.

For the Cocktail Base: Combine every liquid ingredients into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.

When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base into your stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute to cool it down. Pour to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.