The Holiday Drink – How to Make It
WHere is a home-style take on a beverage from the seasonal drinks list. This is a party-sized premix that's loaded full of flavours of a festive period, making it perfect for your celebration. Any leftover syrup you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or for additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
Making the Syrup: Combine the listed ingredients in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, take off the heat and let it to cool completely. Transfer to a sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for around four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine all the liquids into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Pour 85ml from the batch mix into your cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir carefully for a minute until cold. Pour into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
