WHere is a home-style version of a beverage found on the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume prepared mix that's packed with the tastes of a holiday season, rendering it excellent for a festive gathering. Save the extra syrup you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Place every items inside a pot, bring to a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the burner and let it to reach room temperature fully. Pour into a clean bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, it can be stored for around one month.
To make Premix: Pour the specified liquids into a big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then strain best through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml from the premix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with the cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.
