WThis is a simplified take on a cocktail from our latest cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized premix which is loaded full of essence associated with holiday season, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Syrup: Put the listed items inside a pot, bring to a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, take off the heat and let it to cool entirely. Pour to a clean bottle, close it and store chilled, it can be stored for about a month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix every spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the premix to a stirring glass containing ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Filter into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
