We present an easy take on a beverage featured on our latest menu. This is a large-volume pre-mixed which is packed full of tastes of a holiday season, which makes it ideal for a festive gathering. Any leftover citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine every items inside a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating to dissolve. Then, remove from the burner and leave to cool fully. Decant to a clean bottle, cap it and store chilled, it will last for up to one month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix the specified liquids in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through muslin, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into your cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir lightly for a minute until cold. Pour into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
