WHere is an easy version of a cocktail from a new menu. This is a large-volume premix that's loaded with the flavours of the festive period, making it perfect for a celebration. Save the extra syrup to use in morning drinks, desserts, or for additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed items into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating to dissolve. After that, take off the burner and let it to cool down entirely. Decant to a clean bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Combine all the spirits and syrup into one big jug, let it rest for one hour, then filter it preferably using muslin, making it completely strained.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your batch mix into your stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute to chill. Pour to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and finish with a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
