WThis is an easy take on a cocktail found on our latest menu. It's a party-sized prepared mix which is packed with the flavours associated with holiday season, which makes it excellent for your celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine every components into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the burner and let it to reach room temperature fully. Decant into a sealable bottle, close it keeping it chilled, it will last for up to four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Mix every liquids into a big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml from the premix to a stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate carefully for one minute to chill. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the top.
