WHere is a simplified take on a drink from our latest drinks list. Designed as a batch prepared mix which is packed with the flavours of the festive period, which makes it excellent for hosting a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make more rounds of the drink.
Bikini
Yields 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Syrup: Put every ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. Then, turn off the burner and let it to cool fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to a month.
Preparing the Premix: Pour the specified liquid ingredients into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml from the batch mix into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate carefully for one minute to cool it down. Filter into a chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
