WThis is an easy version of a drink from a new drinks list. Designed as a batch premix that is packed full of flavours of a festive period, making it perfect for your festive gathering. Save the extra syrup you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or for more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Put all the items inside a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the burner and leave to cool fully. Decant to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for around a month.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix every liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml of the premix to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate carefully for one minute until cold. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and finish with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the top.
