We present a home-style interpretation of a drink from a new cocktail list. This is a party-sized premix which is loaded with tastes associated with festive period, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put every items inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the heat and let it to cool fully. Decant into an sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around a month.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour every liquids into a big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of the premix into your stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for one minute to cool it down. Strain to a cold coupe glass or similar, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
