This Festive Bikini – How to Make It
WHere is a simplified version of a beverage found on a new menu. Designed as a large-volume pre-mixed that's loaded full of flavours of a holiday season, making it perfect for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Syrup: Combine all the components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the stove and let it to cool completely. Pour into an clean bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, it can be stored for up to a month.
To make Cocktail Base: Combine every spirits and syrup into one big jug, let it rest for one hour, then strain , ideally through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of your premix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Filter into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and finish using a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
