WThis is an easy version of a drink found on our latest menu. It's a batch prepared mix which is packed with flavours associated with holiday season, which makes it excellent for your celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine all the components in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the burner and leave to cool completely. Decant into an sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for up to a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup into one large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
