We present a simplified version of a cocktail featured on the seasonal menu. It's a batch pre-mixed which is bursting full of tastes associated with festive period, making it excellent for hosting a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
For the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed ingredients into a pot, bring to a gentle boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the stove and let it to reach room temperature fully. Transfer into an clean bottle, cap it keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour every spirits and syrup into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, making it perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of the premix into your mixing glass containing ice, and agitate gently for one minute to chill. Filter to a cold coupe glass or similar, garnish with the cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of the essential oil above the glass.
