This Festive Drink – How to Make It

WHere is an easy take on a drink from our latest cocktail list. This is a batch prepared mix that is bursting full of flavours of a festive period, which makes it ideal for hosting a holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, sweets, or for another batch of bikinis.

Bikini

Yields 10 guests

To make the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)

300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar

Ingredients for the Cocktail (produces 850ml, enough for 10)

400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Instructions

For the Syrup: Combine every ingredients inside a pan, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. After that, remove from the stove and leave to cool down entirely. Decant to a sterilised bottle, seal keeping it in the fridge, it will last for about a month.

To make Cocktail Base: Combine the specified liquid ingredients into a big jug, let it rest for 60 minutes, then strain best through muslin, so it's fully clarified.

For serving: Add 85ml of your cocktail base into a mixing glass containing ice, and stir lightly for about 60 seconds until cold. Filter into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and complete it using a light spray with the mandarin essence over the top.