WThis is a simplified take on a drink featured on a new cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume premix that is packed with the tastes of the holiday season, making it ideal for your holiday party. Any leftover syrup for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine every ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Next, take off the stove allowing it to cool entirely. Pour into a clean bottle, seal and store in the refrigerator, it will last for up to one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Combine every liquid ingredients in a big jug, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your batch mix to a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with the cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.
