WHere is a home-style take on a drink found on a new cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized premix which is loaded with the tastes of a Christmas time, which makes it perfect for your holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup for morning drinks, puddings, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Put every items inside a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing to dissolve. After that, turn off the burner and leave to cool entirely. Pour into a sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup in a large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for a minute until cold. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with some cranberries and finish with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
