WHere is a home-style take on a drink featured on a new drinks list. It's a batch prepared mix that's packed full of essence associated with holiday season, making it excellent for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Place every components in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove allowing it to cool entirely. Decant into an clean bottle, seal keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around four weeks.
For the Premix: Mix all the liquids into a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then strain , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the batch mix to a mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute until cold. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
