WThis is a home-style interpretation of a drink featured on a new menu. This is a batch pre-mixed that is bursting with the tastes associated with festive period, making it perfect for a celebration. Save the extra syrup for morning drinks, desserts, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Syrup: Put every components in a pot, bring to a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the stove allowing it to cool entirely. Decant into an sealable bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Combine the specified spirits and syrup in a big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of the premix into your stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for a minute to cool it down. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
