WThis is an easy version of a beverage featured on a new cocktail list. Designed as a batch prepared mix which is packed with flavours associated with Christmas time, which makes it ideal for a festive gathering. Any leftover citrus syrup for brunch beverages, puddings, or for more rounds of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed items in a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the stove allowing it to cool down completely. Transfer into an clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for around one month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix every liquid ingredients in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your premix to a stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to cool it down. Pour into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
