WHere is an easy version of a beverage found on the seasonal menu. Designed as a batch pre-mixed which is bursting full of tastes of a holiday season, making it ideal for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Put the listed components inside a saucepan, bring to a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the heat allowing it to cool down entirely. Transfer into a sealable bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, it can be stored for up to a month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through best through muslin, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml from the premix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to chill. Filter to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and finish with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
