WHere is a home-style interpretation of a drink featured on the seasonal drinks list. It's a batch pre-mixed that's bursting with the flavours of a festive period, which makes it excellent for hosting a festive gathering. Any leftover citrus syrup you can use for morning drinks, desserts, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Cordial: Put the listed items into a pot, bring to a light boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, take off the burner and leave to reach room temperature completely. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, it will last for around four weeks.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Pour the specified liquids into a big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml of your batch mix into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to cool it down. Filter into an cold coupe glass or similar, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
