WHere is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail from our latest menu. Designed as a batch premix which is loaded with essence associated with Christmas time, rendering it perfect for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, sweets, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place all the ingredients inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, turn off the stove and let it to cool entirely. Pour into a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for about one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified liquids into one big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of the cocktail base to a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate gently for a minute to chill. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
