WThis is an easy take on a beverage featured on our latest drinks list. It's a large-volume premix that's packed with the essence associated with festive period, making it perfect for your festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in brunch beverages, puddings, or to make more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Yields 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put all the components inside a pan, bring to a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the stove allowing it to cool completely. Transfer to a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about a month.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix all the spirits and syrup into one large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then strain best through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.
For serving: Add 85ml of the batch mix into a mixing glass packed with ice, and stir gently for about 60 seconds until cold. Pour to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.
