This Festive Cocktail – How to Make It
WHere is an easy take on a cocktail from a new drinks list. Designed as a party-sized premix that's bursting with tastes associated with Christmas time, making it perfect for a celebration. Any leftover citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
To prepare the Syrup: Put every ingredients in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. After that, turn off the burner allowing it to reach room temperature fully. Decant to a sealable bottle, close it and store chilled, where it will keep for about four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Combine every liquid ingredients into one big jug, leave to sit for an hour, then filter it preferably using muslin, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into your mixing glass packed with ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to cool it down. Filter into an chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.
