WHere is a home-style take on a cocktail featured on the seasonal drinks list. This is a batch pre-mixed that is loaded with tastes of the Christmas time, which makes it perfect for a holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Syrup: Put every components into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the heat and let it to cool down fully. Decant into an sterilised bottle, seal keeping it chilled, where it will keep for around a month.
For the Premix: Combine all the spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, making it perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into your stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to cool it down. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the top.
