This Festive Drink – How to Make It
WThis is an easy take on a drink from a new drinks list. It's a large-volume premix which is bursting with flavours associated with holiday season, which makes it perfect for your holiday party. Any leftover syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or for another batch of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Directions
For the Cordial: Put the listed ingredients in a pot, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the heat and let it to cool down fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it chilled, where it will keep for around one month.
For the Premix: Mix every liquid ingredients into a large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then filter it preferably using cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Measure 85ml of your premix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Filter into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of the essential oil over the top.
