WHere is a home-style take on a cocktail featured on the seasonal menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that is loaded with the flavours of a holiday season, which makes it excellent for hosting a festive gathering. Save the extra syrup to use in brunch beverages, sweets, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Syrup: Put every components in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the stove and leave to reach room temperature entirely. Pour into a sterilised bottle, close it and store chilled, where it will keep for up to a month.
To make Premix: Combine every spirits and syrup in a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through preferably using muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your batch mix to a mixing glass containing ice, and stir carefully for one minute to chill. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and finish using a light spray with the mandarin essence over the drink.
