WThis is a home-style take on a beverage featured on a new drinks list. This is a batch prepared mix which is loaded with the flavours associated with Christmas time, rendering it excellent for a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 servings
For the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Syrup: Put the listed ingredients into a pan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating to dissolve. Next, remove from the heat and let it to cool down entirely. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, cap it and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour the specified liquids into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it , ideally through muslin, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base to a cocktail shaker packed with ice, gently stirring lightly for one minute to chill. Pour to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
