WHere is a home-style take on a beverage from the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume premix which is packed with flavours of the festive period, which makes it perfect for a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup you can use for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix more rounds of the drink.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Cordial: Place all the items in a saucepan, bring to a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the heat and leave to cool entirely. Decant into a sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for up to one month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix all the liquids in a sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then filter it best through cheesecloth, so it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Pour 85ml from the premix into your mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
