WHere is a simplified take on a cocktail found on our latest drinks list. Designed as a large-volume prepared mix that's bursting with the flavours associated with holiday season, making it ideal for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed items in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, take off the heat and let it to cool fully. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, close it keeping it chilled, it will last for up to a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine all the spirits and syrup into a big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the premix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir gently for a minute to cool it down. Filter to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
