This Festive Bikini – A Recipe
WThis is a simplified version of a beverage found on the seasonal cocktail list. It's a batch premix that is bursting full of tastes of a holiday season, making it ideal for hosting a festive gathering. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or for additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Put all the items into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring to dissolve. Next, turn off the stove and let it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into a sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around four weeks.
Preparing the Premix: Mix every liquid ingredients into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into your mixing glass containing ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds to chill. Filter to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil over the drink.
