WHere is a home-style take on a beverage featured on our latest cocktail list. This is a batch prepared mix which is packed full of flavours associated with Christmas time, rendering it ideal for your festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, sweets, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed components in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing to dissolve. Then, take off the stove and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer into an clean bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, it will last for about four weeks.
Preparing the Premix: Mix every liquid ingredients in a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through preferably using muslin, so it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of your cocktail base into a mixing glass containing ice, and stir lightly for a minute until cold. Filter into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
