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We present a home-style version of a drink featured on our latest cocktail list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed which is packed with essence of the Christmas time, which makes it excellent for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining cordial you can use for brunch beverages, desserts, or to make more rounds of the drink.

The Bikini Cocktail

Serves 10 guests

To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)

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

For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)

400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing

Directions

For the Citrus Syrup: Combine all the ingredients inside a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing to dissolve. Then, take off the stove and leave to cool entirely. Transfer into a sealable bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, it will last for up to four weeks.

For the Premix: Mix the specified liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.

To serve: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir gently for a minute to cool it down. Strain into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.