WThis is a home-style take on a cocktail found on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a large-volume pre-mixed which is bursting with the flavours of the festive period, making it ideal for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine every items in a saucepan, bring to a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the burner and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Pour to a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about one month.
Preparing the Premix: Combine every liquid ingredients into one large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the batch mix to a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute until cold. Filter into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with the cranberries and finish with a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.
