We present an easy take on a drink featured on our latest drinks list. Designed as a large-volume premix which is loaded with tastes of a holiday season, making it excellent for your festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Place the listed items inside a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the stove and let it to cool fully. Decant into an sealable bottle, seal keeping it in the fridge, it can be stored for around one month.
Preparing the Premix: Pour all the liquids into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of your premix into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and stir carefully for a minute until cold. Filter into a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries and complete it with a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
