WHere is a simplified version of a beverage found on a new cocktail list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed which is bursting full of flavours of a Christmas time, rendering it ideal for a holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Syrup: Place every components in a saucepan, bring to a simmer, mixing to dissolve. Then, remove from the burner and let it to reach room temperature fully. Pour into a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for up to a month.
To make Premix: Pour all the liquid ingredients into one large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then strain preferably using a fine cloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the premix into a stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring lightly for one minute to cool it down. Filter into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
