This Festive Drink – A Recipe
We present a simplified interpretation of a drink from a new cocktail list. It's a large-volume prepared mix that is packed with the tastes associated with festive period, which makes it perfect for your celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in brunch beverages, puddings, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 servings
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Syrup: Combine every components inside a pan, bring to a gentle boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the heat and leave to cool down fully. Transfer to a clean bottle, cap it and store in the refrigerator, it will last for up to four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix every spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then strain preferably using a fine cloth, so it's completely strained.
For serving: Add 85ml of your premix into a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour into a cold coupe glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries and finish by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
