WHere is a home-style take on a drink from a new menu. This is a party-sized prepared mix that is bursting with the flavours associated with festive period, making it ideal for hosting a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or to make additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Syrup: Place every items in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the burner allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it in the fridge, it can be stored for around four weeks.
To make Premix: Mix every liquid ingredients in a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it best through muslin, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base into a stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to cool it down. Pour to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and finish with a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
