WHere is an easy version of a beverage found on a new cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume premix which is loaded full of tastes of the festive period, making it ideal for a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Combine the listed components inside a pot, bring to a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the burner and let it to reach room temperature fully. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for around one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of your batch mix into your mixing glass containing ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with a few cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
