WThis is an easy take on a cocktail from the seasonal menu. It's a large-volume pre-mixed that's bursting with the flavours of a holiday season, rendering it excellent for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, sweets, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine all the items inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the burner and leave to cool down fully. Transfer into an clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for up to a month.
For the Premix: Mix the specified liquid ingredients in a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain preferably using muslin, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the batch mix into a mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to chill. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with the cranberries and complete it using a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the top.
