This Festive Bikini – How to Make It
We present an easy interpretation of a beverage featured on a new menu. This is a party-sized premix that's packed with the flavours associated with holiday season, making it ideal for a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup for brunch beverages, puddings, or for more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put all the ingredients into a saucepan, bring to a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Next, turn off the burner and leave to cool down entirely. Pour into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to a month.
To make Batch Mix: Combine every liquids in a sizeable container, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
When ready to serve: Pour 85ml of your cocktail base into a stirring glass containing ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain to a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a quick spritz of mandarin oil above the glass.
