WThis is a home-style version of a cocktail featured on our latest menu. This is a party-sized premix which is packed full of flavours of a holiday season, rendering it excellent for your festive gathering. Any leftover syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini
Serves 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
To prepare the Syrup: Put the listed components in a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating to dissolve. Then, take off the heat allowing it to cool fully. Pour to a sealable bottle, seal and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine all the liquids into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of the premix into your stirring glass packed with ice, and stir gently for one minute until cold. Filter into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and finish with a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
