We present an easy take on a beverage featured on our latest cocktail list. This is a batch prepared mix that's packed full of tastes of a Christmas time, rendering it perfect for hosting a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, sweets, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
For the Cordial: Place the listed ingredients into a pan, bring to a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the heat and let it to cool fully. Decant into a clean bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, it will last for about a month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour all the spirits and syrup in a large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into a stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
