WHere is a simplified take on a drink featured on a new drinks list. This is a batch pre-mixed that is bursting full of essence of a holiday season, rendering it excellent for your holiday party. Save the extra syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Cordial: Put the listed items in a saucepan, bring to a light boil, mixing to dissolve. Next, turn off the stove allowing it to cool fully. Decant into an clean bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your premix into your mixing glass containing ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
