WThis is an easy take on a drink featured on a new drinks list. Designed as a batch prepared mix which is loaded full of tastes of the festive period, making it ideal for hosting a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, sweets, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Place the listed ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the burner and leave to cool fully. Decant to a clean bottle, cap it and store chilled, it will last for up to a month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour every liquids into a big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then filter it preferably using a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base to a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring gently for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a light spray with the mandarin essence over the top.
