We present an easy take on a cocktail featured on a new drinks list. This is a large-volume premix that's loaded full of flavours of a holiday season, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Any leftover syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to mix additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
To make the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine the listed components into a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. Then, turn off the stove and let it to cool down fully. Pour into a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for about four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Mix all the spirits and syrup into one sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the premix to a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir lightly for one minute to chill. Filter to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with some cranberries and finish using a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.
