WHere is an easy take on a cocktail featured on the seasonal menu. This is a large-volume prepared mix that is bursting with tastes of the holiday season, which makes it perfect for hosting a festive gathering. Save the extra syrup to use in morning drinks, desserts, or for additional servings of the drink.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Put all the ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, take off the heat allowing it to cool fully. Transfer into an clean bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to a month.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour all the liquids in a big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the premix into your stirring glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for a minute until cold. Pour into an chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it using a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
