WThis is an easy version of a cocktail from our latest menu. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that's packed with tastes associated with holiday season, making it perfect for your celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup for morning drinks, sweets, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
For the Cordial: Place the listed items in a pan, bring to a simmer, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the heat allowing it to cool fully. Decant into an clean bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute until cold. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
