WThis is a home-style version of a cocktail found on a new menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed which is bursting full of flavours of a festive period, making it excellent for hosting a celebration. Any leftover citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine every items in a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the stove allowing it to cool fully. Transfer into a sealable bottle, close it and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for about four weeks.
For the Batch Mix: Pour every liquids into a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
For serving: Add 85ml of the cocktail base into a stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate lightly for one minute until cold. Strain into a chilled martini glass or similar, top with some cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
