We present a home-style interpretation of a beverage found on a new drinks list. This is a batch pre-mixed that's bursting with tastes of a Christmas time, making it ideal for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or to mix another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
For the Syrup: Combine all the items into a pan, bring to a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove and leave to cool completely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for up to a month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through best through muslin, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your batch mix into your stirring glass packed with ice, and stir carefully for one minute until cold. Strain to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries and complete it using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
