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We present a home-style take on a drink featured on our latest cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume pre-mixed which is loaded with the essence associated with holiday season, which makes it perfect for your celebration. Reserve the remaining syrup you can use for brunch beverages, puddings, or for additional servings of bikinis.

The Bikini Cocktail

Serves 10 servings

For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)

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

For the Cocktail (produces 850ml, serving 10)

400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Directions

To prepare the Syrup: Place the listed ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove from the heat and let it to cool fully. Pour to a sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, it will last for up to four weeks.

For the Premix: Mix every spirits and syrup in a big jug, let it rest for one hour, then strain preferably using cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.

For serving: Pour 85ml from the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to cool it down. Pour into a cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, garnish with the cranberries and complete it with a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.