We present a home-style version of a cocktail featured on the seasonal menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed which is bursting with the tastes of the holiday season, which makes it excellent for your festive gathering. Any leftover syrup you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or to make another batch of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine every components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the burner and leave to cool down fully. Decant into an clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to four weeks.
To make Premix: Mix all the spirits and syrup into one big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your premix into a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate carefully for one minute until cold. Pour to a cold coupe glass or similar, top with the cranberries adding the final touch with a light spray of mandarin oil over the top.
