This Festive Bikini – How to Make It
WThis is a home-style take on a beverage featured on the seasonal drinks list. This is a large-volume pre-mixed that's bursting with flavours of the Christmas time, which makes it ideal for hosting a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup you can use for brunch beverages, puddings, or for additional servings of the drink.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
To make the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Syrup: Place every items into a pot, bring to a light boil, mixing to dissolve. After that, remove from the stove and let it to cool fully. Decant into a clean bottle, seal keeping it in the fridge, it can be stored for around four weeks.
For the Batch Mix: Mix the specified liquids in a big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of the premix into a mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring lightly for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain to a chilled martini glass or similar, top with the cranberries and finish with a light spray with the mandarin essence over the drink.
