We present an easy take on a beverage featured on the seasonal drinks list. It's a party-sized prepared mix that's bursting full of flavours of the Christmas time, rendering it ideal for your holiday party. Any leftover syrup you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini
Yields 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Syrup: Place every components inside a pan, bring to a simmer, agitating to dissolve. After that, turn off the burner and let it to cool completely. Pour to a sterilised bottle, cap it and store in the fridge, where it will keep for up to a month.
For the Batch Mix: Combine every liquid ingredients into one big jug, let it rest for an hour, then filter it best through cheesecloth, making it completely strained.
For serving: Pour 85ml of your batch mix into a stirring glass filled with ice, and agitate gently for a minute to chill. Strain to a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and finish with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence above the glass.
