We present an easy version of a drink featured on the seasonal menu. This is a party-sized prepared mix that is loaded full of essence associated with holiday season, rendering it excellent for a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place every ingredients in a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the stove and leave to cool fully. Pour to a sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it in the fridge, it will last for about a month.
To make Premix: Mix every liquid ingredients in a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then strain best through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml from the batch mix into a mixing glass containing ice, and stir carefully for one minute until cold. Strain into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
