We present an easy take on a beverage found on our latest drinks list. It's a party-sized premix that is bursting with the essence of the festive period, rendering it excellent for hosting a festive gathering. Save the extra syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 servings
For the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put all the components inside a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the burner and let it to cool completely. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, close it and store chilled, where it will keep for about one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified spirits and syrup in a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through preferably using muslin, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to chill. Filter into a chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and finish with a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
