La Petite Maison's Cocktail – The Method
WHere is a home-style take on a drink featured on a new cocktail list. This is a batch pre-mixed that's loaded full of flavours associated with festive period, which makes it ideal for a celebration. Any leftover syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix another batch of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
To prepare the Syrup: Put every ingredients into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Next, turn off the heat and leave to reach room temperature fully. Transfer into an clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it can be stored for about a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour every spirits and syrup into a big jug, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, so it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml of your premix into your mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute to cool it down. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
