WThis is a home-style version of a cocktail from our latest drinks list. Designed as a batch premix that is packed with flavours of a festive period, which makes it ideal for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for morning drinks, desserts, or to mix another batch of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
For the Syrup: Combine the listed components in a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing to dissolve. Next, take off the burner and let it to cool entirely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it and store chilled, where it will keep for about one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Combine every liquids into a big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the premix to a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Filter to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
