La Petite Maison's Cocktail – The Method

We present an easy version of a drink found on a new drinks list. It's a large-volume premix that is packed full of tastes of the holiday season, which makes it ideal for a holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup for brunch beverages, desserts, or to make additional servings of the drink.

Bikini Recipe

Yields 10 guests

For the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)

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

To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)

400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish

Instructions

For the Cordial: Combine all the ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the burner and let it to cool down entirely. Decant to a sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around one month.

Preparing the Batch Mix: Combine all the liquid ingredients in a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through preferably using muslin, making it completely strained.

For serving: Add 85ml from the premix into your mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute to chill. Strain to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the top.