WThis is a home-style interpretation of a drink featured on a new menu. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that's packed full of tastes of a Christmas time, rendering it perfect for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
To prepare the Syrup: Place all the items inside a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the stove and let it to cool down fully. Pour to a sealable bottle, close it and store in the fridge, where it will keep for about four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified liquid ingredients into one large bottle, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into your stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to chill. Filter into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
