We present an easy version of a beverage featured on a new drinks list. Designed as a batch prepared mix which is bursting full of tastes of the holiday season, which makes it perfect for a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining cordial to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Place every ingredients inside a pot, bring to a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the burner allowing it to cool completely. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it chilled, it can be stored for around a month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour all the spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into your mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for about 60 seconds until cold. Pour into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the top.
