We present a simplified take on a beverage featured on the seasonal menu. This is a batch prepared mix that is packed full of tastes of a Christmas time, which makes it ideal for a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Syrup: Place all the ingredients into a pot, bring to a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the heat allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer into a sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for up to a month.
To make Premix: Pour the specified liquid ingredients into a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml from the cocktail base into your mixing glass containing ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into an cold coupe glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
