La Petite Maison's Bikini – The Method
We present a home-style version of a beverage found on our latest drinks list. It's a batch pre-mixed that is bursting with the flavours of a festive period, rendering it excellent for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, desserts, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.
Bikini Recipe
Serves 10 guests
For the Citrus Syrup (makes 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, serving 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (from the recipe above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
To prepare the Syrup: Combine the listed items inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, take off the heat and leave to cool fully. Pour into an clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for around one month.
For the Batch Mix: Pour the specified liquids into a sizeable container, leave to sit for an hour, then filter it , ideally through muslin, so it's completely strained.
To serve: Add 85ml from the premix to a mixing glass packed with ice, and stir carefully for about 60 seconds until cold. Strain to a cold coupe glass or similar, top with some cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray with the mandarin essence above the glass.
