This Festive Cocktail – The Method
WHere is a home-style version of a beverage from a new drinks list. This is a party-sized pre-mixed that is packed with tastes of a holiday season, making it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Any leftover syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, sweets, or to make another batch of bikinis.
Bikini
Serves 10 servings
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine every items in a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, take off the burner and let it to cool down fully. Decant into a sealable bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
To make Batch Mix: Combine every spirits and syrup into one big jug, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, to ensure it's completely strained.
For serving: Measure 85ml of your premix into your cocktail shaker filled with ice, and agitate lightly for a minute until cold. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and finish with a quick spritz with the mandarin essence above the glass.
