The Holiday Bikini – How to Make It
WHere is an easy interpretation of a beverage featured on our latest menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed that is packed with the tastes associated with festive period, making it excellent for your celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for morning drinks, sweets, or to mix another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Place all the ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing to dissolve. Next, turn off the stove and let it to cool entirely. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around a month.
To make Batch Mix: Combine every liquids into a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then strain , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your premix to a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter to a cold coupe glass or similar, top with a few cranberries and finish using a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the top.