WThis is a home-style take on a beverage found on the seasonal drinks list. It's a party-sized prepared mix that is bursting with flavours of the festive period, rendering it ideal for a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for brunch beverages, desserts, or for more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed components in a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the burner allowing it to cool down entirely. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, where it will keep for about a month.
Preparing the Premix: Combine all the spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the premix into a mixing glass packed with ice, and stir lightly for one minute to chill. Filter into a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a quick spritz with the mandarin essence above the glass.
