WHere is a home-style version of a beverage found on the seasonal menu. This is a batch prepared mix which is loaded full of tastes associated with Christmas time, which makes it ideal for your holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in brunch beverages, desserts, or for additional servings of this cocktail.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine all the ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the stove allowing it to cool fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around a month.
For the Premix: Combine the specified liquid ingredients in a large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then filter it preferably using muslin, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml from the premix into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute until cold. Filter to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and finish using a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the top.
