WHere is a simplified interpretation of a drink featured on our latest cocktail list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed that is packed full of tastes of a holiday season, making it excellent for your celebration. Any leftover syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
Making the Syrup: Put the listed ingredients inside a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the stove and let it to cool down completely. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, seal and store in the fridge, it will last for up to a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified liquid ingredients in a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the premix into a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to chill. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the drink.
