We present a home-style take on a cocktail from a new drinks list. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that's packed full of tastes of the festive period, which makes it ideal for your holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
For the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place all the components inside a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the heat and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Decant into an sealable bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around one month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified liquid ingredients into one large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into a stirring glass containing ice, and stir lightly for a minute to chill. Filter to a cold coupe glass or similar, decorate with some cranberries and complete it using a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
