This Festive Cocktail – A Recipe
WHere is a home-style take on a drink from the seasonal drinks list. This is a party-sized prepared mix that's bursting with essence of a Christmas time, rendering it ideal for your festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to make additional servings of the drink.
Bikini
Serves 10 guests
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
To make the Premix (yields 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Fresh cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Instructions
For the Citrus Syrup: Put the listed ingredients inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the stove and let it to reach room temperature completely. Transfer into a clean bottle, cap it keeping it in the refrigerator, it will last for up to one month.
For the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified liquids in a big jug, let it rest for one hour, then pass it through preferably using cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Add 85ml of your cocktail base into your mixing glass packed with ice, and stir carefully for a minute to chill. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, top with a few cranberries and finish with a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.
