WThis is a home-style interpretation of a drink featured on the seasonal cocktail list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that is loaded with essence associated with holiday season, which makes it ideal for a festive gathering. Any leftover cordial for morning drinks, desserts, or to make another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Premix (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Syrup: Put all the components into a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the heat and leave to reach room temperature entirely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, close it and store chilled, where it will keep for around four weeks.
Preparing the Premix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain best through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the premix into a stirring glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for one minute to chill. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
