We present a home-style version of a beverage from our latest drinks list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that's loaded full of essence of a holiday season, making it excellent for a holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine all the components inside a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, take off the heat allowing it to cool down fully. Decant to a sealable bottle, close it and store in the fridge, where it will keep for around four weeks.
Preparing the Premix: Pour all the liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through best through muslin, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the premix to a stirring glass containing ice, and stir lightly for one minute until cold. Pour to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with the cranberries and finish using a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the drink.
