We present a home-style version of a beverage found on our latest cocktail list. It's a large-volume prepared mix that's packed with flavours of a festive period, which makes it perfect for your celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Premix (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put every items in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing to dissolve. After that, take off the heat and let it to cool fully. Decant into a sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, where it will keep for about four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified liquids into one big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Add 85ml of your batch mix into a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for a minute until cold. Filter into an cold coupe glass or similar, decorate with some cranberries and finish with a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.
