WThis is a simplified version of a beverage featured on our latest menu. Designed as a batch pre-mixed that's packed with essence associated with Christmas time, making it excellent for your holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup for morning drinks, desserts, or for another batch of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 people
To make the Clementine Syrup (produces 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
Making the Syrup: Combine the listed items into a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the stove and let it to cool down completely. Transfer into a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
For the Premix: Pour all the liquids into a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.
To serve: Add 85ml from the batch mix into your mixing glass containing ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to cool it down. Pour to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the drink.
