WThis is a home-style take on a beverage found on a new menu. This is a large-volume prepared mix which is loaded with flavours of the festive period, which makes it perfect for hosting a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Syrup: Place the listed items into a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring to dissolve. Then, turn off the burner and let it to cool down entirely. Transfer to a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Combine every liquids into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of your batch mix into your mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring gently for one minute to chill. Strain into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
