WHere is a home-style interpretation of a beverage found on our latest menu. This is a batch pre-mixed that's packed with tastes of the Christmas time, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Any leftover syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Combine every ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating to dissolve. Next, remove from the heat and leave to reach room temperature entirely. Transfer into an sealable bottle, close it keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to a month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour the specified spirits and syrup into one large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through best through muslin, so it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your batch mix into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Pour to a chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and finish with a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
