WHere is a home-style interpretation of a beverage featured on our latest menu. It's a large-volume prepared mix which is packed with the essence associated with Christmas time, which makes it perfect for your festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix another batch of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
For the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Put the listed items inside a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing to dissolve. After that, take off the burner and leave to cool completely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for up to a month.
For the Premix: Combine every liquids into one large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of your batch mix to a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for one minute to chill. Pour into an cold coupe glass or similar, top with the cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
