WThis is a home-style take on a cocktail found on a new cocktail list. This is a batch premix that's loaded with tastes of a holiday season, which makes it perfect for your holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put every ingredients into a saucepan, bring to a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove allowing it to cool down fully. Decant into a sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for about one month.
To make Premix: Mix all the liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it , ideally through muslin, so it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the batch mix into your stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for one minute to cool it down. Strain into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries adding the final touch using a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the drink.
