WHere is a simplified take on a beverage found on a new cocktail list. This is a large-volume pre-mixed that is bursting with the tastes of a festive period, rendering it perfect for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
To prepare the Syrup: Put all the items into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, take off the stove and let it to cool down completely. Pour into a sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for about a month.
To make Premix: Combine all the liquid ingredients in a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then filter it preferably using a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of your premix to a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
