WHere is an easy take on a drink found on the seasonal menu. This is a party-sized prepared mix that's loaded full of flavours of the holiday season, rendering it excellent for your festive gathering. Save the extra syrup for morning drinks, desserts, or to make another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put the listed components inside a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing to dissolve. After that, turn off the stove and leave to cool fully. Decant into an sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for around a month.
For the Premix: Combine every spirits and syrup into a big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then strain best through muslin, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base into your mixing glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for a minute to chill. Strain into a cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
