WHere is an easy version of a drink from the seasonal menu. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that's loaded full of flavours of a festive period, making it ideal for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup for brunch beverages, sweets, or for another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
For the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine every items in a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the stove allowing it to cool entirely. Decant to a sealable bottle, cap it and store in the fridge, it will last for about one month.
For the Premix: Combine all the liquid ingredients into one large bottle, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then strain best through muslin, making it completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it using a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
