WHere is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail from our latest drinks list. Designed as a large-volume pre-mixed which is packed with the flavours associated with holiday season, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra cordial for morning drinks, sweets, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine the listed ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the burner and let it to cool down completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for up to one month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix all the liquid ingredients into a large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then filter it , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base to a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for one minute to chill. Strain into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
