The Holiday Drink – How to Make It
We present a home-style take on a cocktail featured on the seasonal drinks list. It's a batch prepared mix which is bursting with flavours of a holiday season, making it ideal for hosting a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
Making the Citrus Syrup: Place all the ingredients into a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, turn off the stove and let it to cool completely. Pour into an sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for around four weeks.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Combine every liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through a fine cloth, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml from the cocktail base into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute until cold. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
