WThis is a home-style interpretation of a beverage from the seasonal drinks list. It's a large-volume premix that is bursting with the tastes of the Christmas time, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put every ingredients in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing to dissolve. Next, remove from the stove and let it to cool down completely. Pour into a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for around a month.
To make Premix: Mix all the liquids in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it preferably using muslin, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml of your premix into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir gently for a minute to chill. Pour to a cold coupe glass or similar, top with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
