WThis is a simplified version of a beverage from a new menu. Designed as a large-volume premix which is loaded full of flavours associated with Christmas time, rendering it perfect for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed ingredients into a saucepan, bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the stove and let it to cool down entirely. Pour into an clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for up to one month.
To make Batch Mix: Combine every liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through preferably using a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the premix into your stirring glass filled with ice, and stir lightly for a minute until cold. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence above the glass.
