WThis is a simplified interpretation of a beverage featured on a new drinks list. Designed as a party-sized premix which is loaded with the tastes of a holiday season, which makes it ideal for your festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
For the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
For the Syrup: Place the listed ingredients inside a pan, bring to a simmer, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the burner and leave to cool down fully. Decant into a sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for about one month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix the specified liquids in a sizeable container, let it rest for one hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base into your mixing glass containing ice, and agitate lightly for a minute until cold. Filter to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
