WHere is an easy interpretation of a cocktail found on our latest menu. This is a batch premix that's loaded with flavours of a holiday season, making it perfect for a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, desserts, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
For the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine the listed ingredients inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the burner and leave to cool down fully. Transfer into a clean bottle, seal and store in the fridge, where it will keep for around four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour all the liquids into a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate gently for a minute to cool it down. Pour into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries and complete it using a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
