WHere is a simplified take on a cocktail from the seasonal menu. Designed as a batch prepared mix that's bursting with the tastes associated with holiday season, rendering it excellent for hosting a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, sweets, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
For the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Syrup: Place every items into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, turn off the burner allowing it to cool down fully. Pour into an sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it in the fridge, it will last for around a month.
For the Batch Mix: Combine every spirits and syrup into a big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it preferably using cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your premix into a stirring glass filled with ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
