We present an easy take on a drink featured on a new drinks list. This is a large-volume pre-mixed which is bursting with flavours of a festive period, rendering it ideal for a holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup for brunch beverages, puddings, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Place the listed components in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, turn off the heat and leave to cool down fully. Decant to a clean bottle, seal keeping it chilled, it can be stored for about one month.
Preparing the Premix: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into a big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml from the batch mix into a mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and complete it using a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
