La Petite Maison's Drink – How to Make It
WThis is a home-style take on a drink from our latest cocktail list. This is a large-volume premix that is bursting with flavours of the festive period, which makes it excellent for your celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine the listed ingredients in a pot, bring to a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Next, take off the heat allowing it to cool fully. Decant into a sealable bottle, close it and store in the fridge, where it will keep for around four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Combine all the spirits and syrup into a large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then strain preferably using muslin, so it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to cool it down. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a light spray of mandarin oil over the top.
