La Petite Maison's Drink – A Recipe
WHere is an easy take on a beverage from our latest cocktail list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that's bursting full of essence of a holiday season, rendering it excellent for hosting a celebration. Save the extra cordial for morning drinks, puddings, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
For the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Syrup: Combine the listed ingredients inside a pan, bring to a light boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, take off the burner and let it to cool down completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for around one month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour every spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the premix to a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate lightly for a minute to cool it down. Strain to a chilled martini glass or similar, decorate with the cranberries and finish with a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.