WHere is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail featured on our latest drinks list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that's packed full of tastes of a festive period, making it perfect for hosting a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, desserts, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Syrup: Place every ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Next, turn off the burner allowing it to cool down fully. Pour into an sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for around one month.
Preparing the Premix: Pour every spirits and syrup into a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then strain preferably using cheesecloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base into a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for one minute until cold. Pour to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and complete it using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
