This Festive Cocktail – A Recipe
We present an easy take on a beverage from a new menu. This is a batch premix which is loaded with essence associated with festive period, making it ideal for hosting a celebration. Any leftover syrup for morning drinks, desserts, or to make another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine all the components in a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the stove and let it to reach room temperature entirely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, it can be stored for up to a month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup into a big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then strain , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of the cocktail base to a cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
