We present a home-style version of a beverage featured on a new cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume prepared mix that's bursting with tastes associated with Christmas time, rendering it perfect for your festive gathering. Any leftover syrup to use in brunch beverages, desserts, or to mix another batch of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Syrup: Put every items into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Next, take off the burner allowing it to reach room temperature entirely. Pour into an sealable bottle, seal and store in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about a month.
To make Cocktail Base: Mix all the spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base to a stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for a minute to cool it down. Filter into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, top with some cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
