WThis is a home-style take on a drink from a new cocktail list. It's a party-sized premix that's packed with the flavours associated with Christmas time, which makes it ideal for your holiday party. Any leftover syrup you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or for more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Yields 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Place the listed ingredients in a pan, bring to a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, take off the burner and leave to cool fully. Pour into a clean bottle, close it keeping it chilled, it can be stored for about four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain preferably using muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the batch mix into a mixing glass containing ice, and stir lightly for one minute to cool it down. Strain into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with the cranberries and complete it using a light spray with the mandarin essence over the top.
