WHere is a home-style version of a beverage featured on the seasonal cocktail list. This is a batch prepared mix that's bursting with flavours of the holiday season, rendering it perfect for a holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in brunch beverages, puddings, or to make another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
To prepare the Cordial: Combine every components into a saucepan, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, remove from the burner and leave to cool down entirely. Decant into an clean bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, where it will keep for around one month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix the specified liquids into one big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain preferably using a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the cocktail base to a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir lightly for one minute until cold. Filter to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
