WThis is a simplified interpretation of a drink found on our latest cocktail list. This is a large-volume premix that's packed full of flavours of the holiday season, which makes it perfect for a holiday party. Save the extra syrup you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put every ingredients in a pot, bring to a light boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, turn off the stove and let it to reach room temperature fully. Pour to a clean bottle, close it and store chilled, where it will keep for up to four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour every liquid ingredients in a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of the premix to a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate gently for one minute to cool it down. Filter into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and complete it with a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
