We present a simplified take on a cocktail featured on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a party-sized prepared mix that is packed full of flavours associated with holiday season, making it ideal for your celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Syrup: Place every components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the heat and let it to cool entirely. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for around four weeks.
For the Batch Mix: Combine all the spirits and syrup into a big jug, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, so it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute to cool it down. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and finish with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
