WHere is a home-style version of a beverage featured on our latest menu. This is a party-sized pre-mixed which is packed with the tastes of the Christmas time, which makes it excellent for a holiday party. Any leftover syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix another batch of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Syrup: Combine the listed components inside a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Next, take off the burner and let it to cool completely. Decant into a sealable bottle, seal and store chilled, it will last for up to a month.
Preparing the Premix: Mix every spirits and syrup into a big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then filter it best through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into your stirring glass containing ice, gently stirring lightly for one minute to cool it down. Filter into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
