This Festive Cocktail – The Method
We present a home-style version of a cocktail found on the seasonal menu. This is a large-volume pre-mixed which is packed full of essence of a holiday season, making it ideal for a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup for brunch beverages, desserts, or for more rounds of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Yields 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
Making the Syrup: Place every ingredients in a pan, bring to a simmer, mixing to dissolve. After that, take off the burner and leave to cool entirely. Decant to a sealable bottle, seal keeping it in the refrigerator, it will last for up to one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Pour every liquid ingredients into a sizeable container, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through best through muslin, making it fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Filter to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with the cranberries and complete it with a quick spritz of the essential oil over the top.
