WHere is a home-style interpretation of a cocktail found on our latest menu. This is a party-sized prepared mix that is loaded with the essence of the festive period, making it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup for brunch beverages, sweets, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place every items in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the stove and leave to reach room temperature fully. Decant into an sterilised bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for about a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix all the spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of the premix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for one minute to cool it down. Pour into an chilled martini glass or similar, decorate with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
