WThis is an easy interpretation of a drink featured on our latest menu. It's a large-volume prepared mix that's loaded full of tastes associated with Christmas time, which makes it excellent for a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Put every ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove and leave to cool down fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for around a month.
For the Premix: Mix the specified liquid ingredients into a big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the batch mix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and finish using a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
