WHere is a simplified take on a cocktail featured on a new cocktail list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that is packed full of flavours of the Christmas time, rendering it ideal for a holiday party. Any leftover syrup you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Put all the ingredients inside a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the heat and leave to reach room temperature fully. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around four weeks.
Preparing the Premix: Pour the specified spirits and syrup into one large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then filter it preferably using cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your batch mix into your stirring glass packed with ice, and stir carefully for a minute until cold. Filter into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
