WHere is a home-style version of a drink found on the seasonal menu. This is a large-volume pre-mixed that's loaded with the essence associated with holiday season, which makes it excellent for a holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine all the items in a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the burner and let it to cool down fully. Decant into a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it chilled, where it will keep for about a month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Combine the specified spirits and syrup into one large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the batch mix into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries and finish with a light spray of mandarin oil above the glass.
