La Petite Maison's Bikini – The Method
WHere is a simplified take on a beverage featured on our latest menu. Designed as a batch premix that's packed full of tastes of the holiday season, which makes it excellent for your holiday party. Save the extra cordial you can use for brunch beverages, sweets, or for another batch of bikinis.
Bikini
Yields 10 guests
To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing
Method
For the Citrus Syrup: Place every components inside a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating so the sugar melts. Then, take off the heat and let it to reach room temperature fully. Transfer into a clean bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for about a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Pour the specified liquid ingredients into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then filter it best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the premix to a cocktail shaker containing ice, gently stirring gently for a minute to chill. Filter to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a quick spritz of mandarin oil over the drink.
