WThis is a home-style take on a drink featured on the seasonal drinks list. It's a large-volume prepared mix that is packed with flavours of the Christmas time, making it ideal for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Put every ingredients inside a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating to dissolve. Next, turn off the stove allowing it to cool down entirely. Pour to a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for around four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into a big jug, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the premix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to cool it down. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries adding the final touch using a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.
