WThis is a home-style version of a cocktail from a new menu. Designed as a large-volume premix that's bursting with the essence of a Christmas time, which makes it ideal for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for brunch beverages, puddings, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Combine every ingredients in a pot, bring to a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the heat allowing it to cool fully. Decant into an clean bottle, cap it and store in the refrigerator, it will last for around four weeks.
Preparing the Premix: Pour every liquids into one large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml of the batch mix to a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate lightly for one minute until cold. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and finish with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
