The Holiday Drink – The Method
WThis is a home-style version of a drink featured on our latest menu. This is a batch premix that is loaded with flavours associated with festive period, making it excellent for a celebration. Any leftover syrup to use in brunch beverages, sweets, or for additional servings of the drink.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
For the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Method
For the Syrup: Place the listed items into a saucepan, bring to a light boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, take off the heat allowing it to cool down fully. Decant to a sealable bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Pour every liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, let it rest for an hour, then strain best through muslin, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml of your premix into your mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate carefully for about 60 seconds to chill. Strain to a chilled martini glass or equivalent, garnish with some cranberries and complete it with a light spray of the essential oil over the top.
