WThis is a home-style version of a beverage from our latest menu. This is a party-sized premix that is packed full of flavours of a festive period, which makes it ideal for your celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in brunch beverages, desserts, or to make additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Serves 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Cordial: Place every items into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the heat allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Transfer into an sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it will last for up to four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified spirits and syrup into a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then filter it , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your premix to a cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
