WHere is a simplified take on a beverage from our latest cocktail list. This is a batch pre-mixed that is packed with tastes of a Christmas time, making it excellent for a festive gathering. Any leftover syrup you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or to make another batch of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put the listed components into a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the stove and let it to reach room temperature fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Combine the specified liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it preferably using a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the premix to a stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for a minute to chill. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and complete it with a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.
