We present a home-style take on a beverage featured on the seasonal drinks list. It's a large-volume premix that is packed with tastes associated with festive period, rendering it excellent for your holiday party. Any leftover syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Cordial: Combine the listed items into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the stove and leave to cool entirely. Pour into a sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about one month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix every liquids in a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, making it completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into a stirring glass containing ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute to cool it down. Pour into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.
