WThis is a home-style take on a drink from the seasonal drinks list. This is a batch pre-mixed that is packed with flavours of the festive period, rendering it excellent for hosting a celebration. Any leftover citrus syrup you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or for more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine every ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, take off the heat and leave to cool down fully. Decant into an clean bottle, cap it keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for about four weeks.
To make Premix: Mix all the liquids into one big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of your cocktail base into your cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring lightly for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
