We present an easy version of a beverage featured on a new cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume pre-mixed that's bursting with the essence associated with holiday season, which makes it ideal for your celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Place the listed ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Next, take off the stove and let it to cool entirely. Transfer into an sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about one month.
To make Cocktail Base: Pour all the liquid ingredients into a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then filter it , ideally through muslin, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Pour 85ml of your premix into a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Pour to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries and complete it with a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
