We present a home-style interpretation of a drink found on our latest cocktail list. It's a batch prepared mix that's packed full of tastes associated with holiday season, which makes it perfect for your celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in brunch beverages, desserts, or for another batch of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Cordial: Put every items inside a pot, bring to a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the heat and leave to cool entirely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, seal and store in the fridge, it can be stored for about a month.
To make Batch Mix: Combine every liquids into a big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it preferably using cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the premix to a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute to cool it down. Pour to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence above the glass.
