WThis is an easy version of a drink found on a new menu. Designed as a batch prepared mix that is bursting with tastes of a Christmas time, making it perfect for hosting a celebration. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup for brunch beverages, desserts, or to make additional servings of this cocktail.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
Making the Syrup: Place all the ingredients inside a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing to dissolve. Next, remove from the burner and let it to cool down fully. Decant to a sealable bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, where it will keep for about a month.
For the Batch Mix: Mix all the liquids into one big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it preferably using a fine cloth, making it completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of your batch mix into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, and stir carefully for a minute until cold. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or similar, decorate with some cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
