WThis is an easy take on a beverage from the seasonal drinks list. It's a large-volume prepared mix that's bursting with the flavours of the festive period, which makes it ideal for a celebration. Any leftover citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
Making the Syrup: Put every ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring to dissolve. Then, remove from the heat and let it to cool completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, close it and store chilled, where it will keep for around one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix all the liquid ingredients in a big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then filter it best through muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of the batch mix to a mixing glass packed with ice, and stir lightly for one minute until cold. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
