The Holiday Cocktail – The Method
We present a home-style take on a beverage from the seasonal cocktail list. This is a batch prepared mix which is loaded with flavours of the holiday season, making it perfect for hosting a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
Bikini
Yields 10 servings
For the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml premium vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Syrup: Place the listed components in a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, take off the burner allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the fridge, it will last for about a month.
To make Batch Mix: Mix every liquid ingredients in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through muslin, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml from the premix to a stirring glass filled with ice, and stir gently for a minute until cold. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with the cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the top.
