We present a home-style take on a drink featured on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that's loaded full of essence of a Christmas time, making it ideal for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for brunch beverages, puddings, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
For the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Place every items in a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing to dissolve. Then, take off the stove and let it to cool fully. Decant into an clean bottle, cap it and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Pour all the spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the premix into your cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with the cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
