We present a home-style take on a beverage featured on a new cocktail list. This is a party-sized premix which is bursting full of tastes associated with holiday season, which makes it ideal for hosting a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup for morning drinks, puddings, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Place all the items in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the burner and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Pour into a sterilised bottle, cap it and store chilled, it can be stored for about a month.
To make Premix: Mix every spirits and syrup in a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml of your premix into your mixing glass containing ice, and stir gently for one minute to cool it down. Filter to a chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with some cranberries adding the final touch with a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
