We present a home-style take on a beverage featured on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that's bursting full of tastes of the Christmas time, rendering it perfect for your holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, desserts, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
To prepare the Cordial: Combine the listed ingredients inside a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, take off the heat and leave to cool fully. Pour into an clean bottle, cap it and store chilled, it will last for around one month.
Preparing the Premix: Mix every spirits and syrup into one big jug, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your batch mix into your stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Filter into an cold coupe glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries and finish with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
