La Petite Maison's Drink – The Method
WHere is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail featured on our latest cocktail list. This is a party-sized premix that is bursting full of tastes associated with festive period, rendering it excellent for your holiday party. Any leftover cordial for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Put every components inside a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, take off the burner and let it to cool entirely. Pour into a sterilised bottle, seal and store in the fridge, it can be stored for up to a month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour all the liquids into one large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base to a mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and finish with a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.