We present an easy take on a beverage found on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a batch prepared mix that's packed with the flavours of a festive period, which makes it ideal for a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in brunch beverages, sweets, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Put every items into a saucepan, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, take off the stove and leave to cool down fully. Decant into a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for up to one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain preferably using cheesecloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml from the premix to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil over the drink.
