WHere is a home-style version of a cocktail featured on our latest cocktail list. It's a party-sized prepared mix that is packed with the flavours associated with festive period, making it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup for brunch beverages, puddings, or to make additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
For the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 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, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed items inside a pot, bring to a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, take off the heat and leave to cool down completely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for about four weeks.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix the specified liquids into a sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of your batch mix into a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute until cold. Strain to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and finish with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
