WThis is a home-style version of a beverage featured on our latest drinks list. This is a batch premix that's loaded with the tastes of a holiday season, making it excellent for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or to make another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Place all the components inside a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Next, take off the stove and let it to cool entirely. Transfer into a clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it will last for around four weeks.
Preparing the Premix: Mix every spirits and syrup in a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then filter it best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries and complete it using a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the drink.
