This Festive Drink – How to Make It
We present a home-style version of a beverage featured on our latest menu. This is a large-volume premix that is packed with tastes of a festive period, rendering it ideal for a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Combine all the ingredients into a pan, bring to a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the stove and leave to cool down entirely. Transfer into an sealable bottle, seal and store in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around one month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix every liquids into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it preferably using muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the batch mix to a mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring gently for one minute to chill. Filter into a chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it using a light spray with the mandarin essence over the drink.
