WThis is a home-style version of a drink from a new menu. Designed as a party-sized premix that's packed full of flavours associated with holiday season, making it excellent for your celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in morning drinks, desserts, or for additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place every items into a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, take off the stove allowing it to cool completely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for about a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour all the spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, let it rest for one hour, then strain preferably using muslin, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Strain into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries adding the final touch with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
