The Holiday Bikini – The Method
WThis is a home-style take on a drink from a new cocktail list. It's a large-volume prepared mix which is bursting with the essence associated with Christmas time, making it perfect for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to mix additional servings of this cocktail.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Premix (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Syrup: Place all the ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve. Then, turn off the burner allowing it to cool down completely. Pour into an sterilised bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, it will last for around a month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix every liquids into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it preferably using a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml of the premix into a mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, top with some cranberries and finish with a brief mist with the mandarin essence above the glass.
