WThis is a simplified version of a drink found on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a large-volume pre-mixed that's bursting full of flavours of the festive period, making it excellent for your celebration. Any leftover syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Put every items inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, take off the stove and leave to cool fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, cap it and store chilled, it can be stored for about a month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix the specified liquids in a big jug, let it rest for one hour, then filter it preferably using muslin, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into your mixing glass containing ice, and stir gently for one minute to chill. Filter into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
