WHere is an easy take on a drink from the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that is loaded with flavours of the festive period, rendering it perfect for hosting a holiday party. Save the extra syrup you can use for brunch beverages, desserts, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Syrup: Place every items into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the stove allowing it to cool down fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it chilled, it can be stored for about four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour all the spirits and syrup into one large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through preferably using a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a stirring glass containing ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute until cold. Filter into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and finish with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the drink.
