WThis is an easy interpretation of a cocktail found on the seasonal menu. It's a batch premix which is bursting with tastes of a holiday season, which makes it ideal for hosting a holiday party. Any leftover syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for additional servings of the drink.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
For the Cordial: Put all the components inside a pan, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, take off the stove and let it to cool down completely. Decant into a clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it will last for about one month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix every liquid ingredients in a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into a mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
