WThis is an easy take on a beverage found on a new cocktail list. It's a large-volume prepared mix that's bursting with the essence associated with holiday season, rendering it perfect for hosting a celebration. Any leftover syrup for morning drinks, puddings, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine the listed components into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the burner and leave to cool entirely. Pour to a sealable bottle, seal and store in the fridge, it will last for around a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix all the liquids into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base into a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute until cold. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.
