WThis is a home-style interpretation of a beverage from the seasonal cocktail list. This is a large-volume pre-mixed that's loaded full of essence of a holiday season, making it excellent for a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine the listed items in a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. Then, take off the burner allowing it to cool completely. Pour into an sterilised bottle, close it keeping it chilled, where it will keep for up to one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour the specified spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, making it completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of the premix to a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate lightly for a minute to cool it down. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz with the mandarin essence above the glass.
