WThis is a home-style take on a cocktail from the seasonal drinks list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that's packed full of tastes associated with festive period, making it ideal for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in morning drinks, sweets, or for additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
Making the Syrup: Place all the items into a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, take off the burner and let it to cool down completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for about four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Combine the specified liquids into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain best through a fine cloth, so it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your premix into a stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and complete it with a light spray with the mandarin essence over the drink.
