WThis is an easy version of a drink found on a new cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume premix which is loaded full of essence of a Christmas time, rendering it excellent for a holiday party. Any leftover syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 servings
Ingredients for the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Put the listed components in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring to dissolve. Next, take off the burner and leave to reach room temperature completely. Pour into an clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to a month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine every spirits and syrup into a big jug, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml from the premix to a stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and finish using a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
