WHere is an easy version of a beverage from the seasonal menu. Designed as a batch prepared mix that's loaded full of flavours of a Christmas time, rendering it ideal for a celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to mix another batch of the drink.
Bikini
Yields 10 servings
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Cordial: Place the listed items in a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the burner allowing it to cool down fully. Pour into an clean bottle, close it and store in the fridge, where it will keep for around one month.
Preparing the Premix: Combine all the spirits and syrup in a sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then strain preferably using muslin, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your batch mix into a stirring glass containing ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds to cool it down. Pour to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray with the mandarin essence over the top.
