WHere is a simplified version of a cocktail from the seasonal drinks list. Designed as a party-sized premix which is packed with the flavours associated with holiday season, rendering it perfect for your celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix another batch of the drink.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Syrup: Place all the ingredients inside a pot, bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the stove allowing it to cool down entirely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for around a month.
For the Premix: Mix all the spirits and syrup in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through preferably using a fine cloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml from the cocktail base into a stirring glass containing ice, and agitate gently for a minute to chill. Strain into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with some cranberries and finish with a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
