We present a home-style version of a drink featured on the seasonal menu. This is a party-sized prepared mix which is loaded with the essence of a Christmas time, rendering it perfect for a festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make another batch of the drink.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
Ingredients for the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Syrup: Put the listed components inside a pan, bring to a simmer, mixing until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the heat and let it to cool fully. Transfer into a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it chilled, where it will keep for around a month.
For the Premix: Pour the specified liquids in a large bottle, let it rest for one hour, then strain best through muslin, making it completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of the premix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and stir carefully for one minute until cold. Filter into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the top.
