WHere is a home-style version of a drink from a new menu. It's a large-volume premix which is packed with tastes of the Christmas time, which makes it perfect for hosting a celebration. Any leftover syrup you can use for brunch beverages, puddings, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
To prepare the Syrup: Place every ingredients inside a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the burner and let it to cool down entirely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for about four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it preferably using a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the top.
