WThis is an easy version of a beverage found on the seasonal menu. Designed as a large-volume premix which is bursting with tastes of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Combine all the items into a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the burner and let it to cool fully. Decant into a sterilised bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it will last for up to a month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix every liquid ingredients into a large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of your cocktail base into a stirring glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into a chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
