This Festive Drink – How to Make It
We present an easy version of a beverage featured on our latest menu. It's a batch premix that's packed full of tastes associated with Christmas time, making it ideal for hosting a festive gathering. Any leftover syrup for morning drinks, sweets, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini Recipe
Makes enough for 10 people
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine every components in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating to dissolve. Then, take off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Decant into an sterilised bottle, cap it and store in the fridge, where it will keep for up to four weeks.
To make Premix: Combine every liquid ingredients in a large bottle, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through best through muslin, so it's perfectly clear.
For serving: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into a mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring gently for a minute until cold. Filter into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of mandarin oil above the glass.
