We present a home-style take on a drink featured on a new drinks list. It's a party-sized prepared mix that's bursting with the flavours associated with Christmas time, rendering it perfect for hosting a festive gathering. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in brunch beverages, puddings, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine every ingredients into a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. Next, remove from the stove and leave to cool down completely. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for about one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour all the liquids into one large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through best through muslin, making it perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base to a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to chill. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.
