We present a home-style take on a drink found on our latest menu. It's a large-volume prepared mix which is loaded with the tastes of the festive period, which makes it perfect for a celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for morning drinks, puddings, or for more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Drink (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Syrup: Combine every components into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the stove and leave to cool completely. Pour to a sealable bottle, close it and store chilled, where it will keep for up to one month.
For the Premix: Mix every liquids into a sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then filter it , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's completely strained.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of your batch mix to a stirring glass filled with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain to a chilled martini glass or similar, top with some cranberries and finish with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
