WHere is a home-style interpretation of a beverage featured on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a large-volume premix that is packed full of flavours of the holiday season, making it ideal for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Syrup: Combine every items into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the burner and let it to cool entirely. Transfer to a sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour all the spirits and syrup into a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then strain preferably using muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into your stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute until cold. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries and complete it using a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
