WThis is an easy version of a beverage found on the seasonal cocktail list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed which is bursting full of flavours of a holiday season, rendering it ideal for a holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Put every items into a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. Next, turn off the stove allowing it to cool entirely. Decant into an sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about four weeks.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour all the liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through muslin, so it's perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base to a cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring gently for one minute until cold. Strain to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
