This Festive Bikini – The Method
WHere is a simplified interpretation of a drink featured on a new menu. It's a batch premix that's bursting with the tastes associated with Christmas time, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Save the extra syrup for brunch beverages, sweets, or for another batch of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Combine every ingredients inside a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. Next, remove from the heat and leave to reach room temperature fully. Transfer into a clean bottle, cap it and store in the fridge, it will last for about a month.
For the Premix: Mix all the spirits and syrup into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your batch mix to a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and finish with a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
