WThis is a home-style take on a drink found on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume premix that's packed with tastes of the festive period, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup for morning drinks, desserts, or to make another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed ingredients inside a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the stove and leave to cool down fully. Pour to a clean bottle, close it and store chilled, it will last for up to one month.
To make Premix: Combine every liquids in a large bottle, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the premix to a mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Pour to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
