We present a home-style interpretation of a drink featured on our latest drinks list. This is a party-sized prepared mix that is loaded with the essence of a festive period, rendering it ideal for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Cordial: Put the listed ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the stove and leave to cool down fully. Decant into a clean bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around a month.
For the Batch Mix: Combine every spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of the batch mix to a cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring lightly for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with some cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of the essential oil over the top.