WHere is a home-style take on a cocktail featured on our latest menu. This is a batch premix that is packed with essence of the Christmas time, rendering it excellent for your holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup for brunch beverages, desserts, or to make another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Place every components inside a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the stove and leave to cool down completely. Pour into an clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for about four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour all the spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through muslin, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of your cocktail base into your cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring gently for a minute until cold. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a light spray with the mandarin essence over the top.
