WThis is a home-style version of a cocktail from the seasonal cocktail list. It's a party-sized premix which is bursting with essence of the festive period, making it ideal for a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine every items into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the heat and leave to reach room temperature fully. Pour to a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for around one month.
Preparing the Premix: Pour all the liquids into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, making it completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base into a mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
