WHere is a simplified take on a beverage found on our latest menu. Designed as a party-sized premix which is bursting with the flavours of a Christmas time, rendering it ideal for hosting a festive gathering. Any leftover syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for additional servings of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Syrup: Put every ingredients inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the stove and leave to cool entirely. Pour into an sterilised bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it can be stored for around a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine every liquid ingredients in a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then filter it best through muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the premix to a stirring glass containing ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds to chill. Filter into a chilled martini glass or similar, decorate with some cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
