The Holiday Drink – A Recipe
WHere is a home-style interpretation of a drink featured on a new drinks list. Designed as a large-volume prepared mix which is packed with the flavours associated with Christmas time, which makes it excellent for your festive gathering. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make more rounds of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Place every ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating to dissolve. After that, remove from the heat allowing it to cool down fully. Transfer into a sealable bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, where it will keep for about four weeks.
For the Premix: Mix every spirits and syrup in a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into your mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter to a cold coupe glass or similar, decorate with some cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the top.