We present a simplified version of a drink featured on a new drinks list. It's a party-sized prepared mix which is bursting with flavours of the holiday season, rendering it perfect for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Combine all the ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, turn off the stove and let it to cool down entirely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, cap it and store in the refrigerator, it will last for about four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through muslin, making it completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of your cocktail base into your stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to cool it down. Filter into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with some cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
