We present a simplified take on a beverage from our latest menu. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that is loaded full of flavours of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for your festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, puddings, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
For the Cordial: Put the listed ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the heat and let it to cool entirely. Transfer to a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for about four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour all the spirits and syrup into a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then strain preferably using muslin, making it completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your premix into your mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for a minute to chill. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries adding the final touch using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
