WThis is a home-style version of a beverage found on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a batch prepared mix that is loaded with essence of a festive period, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
To prepare the Syrup: Place the listed items into a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the burner and let it to reach room temperature fully. Pour into an clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, where it will keep for around one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your premix into your mixing glass containing ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to cool it down. Strain into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the drink.
