WThis is a home-style take on a cocktail featured on a new cocktail list. Designed as a batch prepared mix that is bursting with the flavours associated with Christmas time, rendering it perfect for a holiday party. Any leftover syrup to use in brunch beverages, sweets, or for more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine every components in a pot, bring to a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, turn off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer into a sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for up to one month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix all the liquid ingredients in a large bottle, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then filter it best through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml of the batch mix into your cocktail shaker packed with ice, gently stirring gently for one minute until cold. Pour into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
