We present a home-style take on a drink from a new cocktail list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that's loaded with flavours of a holiday season, making it excellent for your celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or for more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Yields 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Cordial: Combine all the ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the heat allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Pour to a sterilised bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour every spirits and syrup into a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into your cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
