WHere is a home-style interpretation of a drink from our latest menu. Designed as a party-sized premix that is bursting full of flavours of a holiday season, making it ideal for hosting a festive gathering. Any leftover syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed items into a pot, bring to a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the burner and let it to reach room temperature fully. Pour into an sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix all the liquids into a big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your batch mix into a stirring glass filled with ice, and stir lightly for a minute to chill. Strain to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries and finish by giving it a quick spritz with the mandarin essence over the top.
