The Holiday Bikini – The Method
We present a home-style version of a drink featured on our latest drinks list. It's a large-volume prepared mix which is loaded with tastes associated with festive period, which makes it perfect for a holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in brunch beverages, desserts, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Syrup: Put every ingredients inside a pan, bring to a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Next, remove from the heat and leave to reach room temperature fully. Transfer into a clean bottle, cap it and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for about a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine every liquid ingredients in a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your batch mix into a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute to cool it down. Filter into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
