We present a home-style version of a beverage from a new cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized premix that is loaded with the tastes of a Christmas time, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Save the extra syrup you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
Bikini
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Put the listed ingredients inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, take off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature fully. Pour into a clean bottle, seal and store chilled, where it will keep for about a month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour all the liquid ingredients into a large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through best through muslin, making it completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your premix into your mixing glass containing ice, and stir lightly for a minute to chill. Filter into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
