WHere is a home-style version of a beverage featured on the seasonal drinks list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that's loaded with the essence of the holiday season, which makes it excellent for a holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine every ingredients inside a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the stove and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Pour to a sealable bottle, seal and store chilled, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix every liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then filter it preferably using cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
