We present a simplified take on a drink featured on our latest menu. Designed as a party-sized premix that's loaded with tastes associated with festive period, which makes it ideal for hosting a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in brunch beverages, desserts, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Syrup: Combine every components in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the stove and let it to reach room temperature completely. Transfer into an sealable bottle, close it keeping it chilled, it will last for up to one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine all the liquids into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the premix into your mixing glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for a minute to cool it down. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, top with the cranberries and finish with a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
