WThis is a home-style take on a cocktail featured on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a batch pre-mixed that is packed with tastes associated with Christmas time, making it perfect for your holiday party. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Syrup: Place the listed components in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the stove and leave to cool down fully. Decant to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Pour the specified spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the batch mix into your cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir lightly for one minute to chill. Filter into a chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and finish using a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
