We present a home-style take on a cocktail featured on a new cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized premix that's packed with the flavours of a Christmas time, making it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra syrup for morning drinks, sweets, or to make another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
To prepare the Syrup: Place every ingredients into a saucepan, bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve. After that, remove from the stove allowing it to cool fully. Transfer into an sealable bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it will last for about a month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour all the liquids into a big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through preferably using a fine cloth, so it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Add 85ml of the cocktail base to a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.
