We present a home-style take on a beverage found on a new cocktail list. This is a large-volume pre-mixed that's packed full of tastes associated with festive period, rendering it ideal for hosting a holiday party. Save the extra syrup for brunch beverages, sweets, or for more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
For the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed components inside a pan, bring to a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, take off the burner and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Pour into an sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for around a month.
For the Batch Mix: Combine every liquid ingredients into one big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml from the premix into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute to chill. Pour into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the top.
