The Holiday Bikini – The Method
WThis is a home-style take on a drink featured on the seasonal cocktail list. It's a party-sized prepared mix which is bursting full of tastes of a Christmas time, rendering it perfect for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine all the components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the heat and leave to cool entirely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, it can be stored for up to one month.
For the Premix: Mix every spirits and syrup into a sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, to ensure it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with some cranberries and finish with a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
