WHere is an easy version of a drink found on our latest menu. Designed as a large-volume pre-mixed that's packed full of flavours of a Christmas time, rendering it ideal for a holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Put every ingredients inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating to dissolve. Then, remove from the heat and let it to cool fully. Transfer into a sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for around a month.
Preparing the Premix: Combine all the liquid ingredients into a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then strain preferably using a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml from the batch mix into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate gently for a minute to cool it down. Strain to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
