WThis is a home-style take on a cocktail found on a new drinks list. It's a large-volume pre-mixed which is loaded with the essence of a festive period, which makes it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make additional servings of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put all the components into a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Next, turn off the heat allowing it to cool entirely. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for around a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix all the liquids into one big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute until cold. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with some cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
