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We present a simplified interpretation of a beverage featured on the seasonal menu. Designed as a party-sized pre-mixed which is loaded with essence of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for hosting a celebration. Save the extra syrup you can use for brunch beverages, sweets, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.

Bikini Recipe

Yields 10 people

To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)

300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar

To make the Cocktail (yields 850ml, to serve 10)

400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish

Directions

For the Citrus Syrup: Combine all the items inside a pan, heat until it reaches a simmer, mixing so the sugar melts. Then, turn off the stove allowing it to cool down completely. Decant into a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for around four weeks.

To make Batch Mix: Pour every spirits and syrup in a large bottle, leave to sit for one hour, then strain best through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.

When ready to serve: Add 85ml from the cocktail base into a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and agitate carefully for a minute to cool it down. Filter into a cold coupe glass or similar, top with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil over the top.