WThis is a home-style take on a beverage found on the seasonal menu. This is a party-sized premix that is bursting with the essence of the festive period, which makes it ideal for your festive gathering. Any leftover citrus syrup for brunch beverages, puddings, or to make additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put every ingredients inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, turn off the burner and leave to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer to a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine every liquid ingredients into a big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the premix into a stirring glass containing ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute to cool it down. Pour into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and finish with a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
