WHere is an easy version of a beverage featured on a new drinks list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that is loaded full of essence of the Christmas time, rendering it excellent for hosting a celebration. Any leftover citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Place all the components into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Next, take off the stove allowing it to cool down completely. Decant into an clean bottle, cap it and store in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around four weeks.
To make Premix: Combine all the liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of your cocktail base into your mixing glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and complete it using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
