We present a home-style interpretation of a cocktail found on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume pre-mixed which is bursting with flavours of a Christmas time, which makes it perfect for your holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Place all the components in a pan, bring to a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the burner and leave to cool entirely. Decant into a sealable bottle, cap it and store chilled, where it will keep for up to one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix all the spirits and syrup into a big jug, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate lightly for a minute to cool it down. Strain into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
