WHere is a home-style version of a drink featured on our latest cocktail list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that's packed full of flavours of the Christmas time, which makes it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Save the extra syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put every items into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, take off the heat allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, cap it and store chilled, where it will keep for about one month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix every liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain preferably using a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml of your premix to a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute to chill. Pour into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and complete it with a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.
