WHere is a simplified take on a beverage from a new drinks list. This is a party-sized pre-mixed that's packed full of flavours of the Christmas time, making it ideal for your celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
For the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Put the listed ingredients inside a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating to dissolve. Then, remove from the stove allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Decant into an clean bottle, close it keeping it chilled, where it will keep for around one month.
To make Premix: Pour every liquids into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it preferably using a fine cloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml of the premix to a mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring gently for one minute until cold. Filter to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
