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WThis is an easy interpretation of a drink found on a new drinks list. This is a large-volume premix that's loaded full of flavours of a holiday season, making it excellent for a celebration. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in brunch beverages, desserts, or to make additional servings of bikinis.

Bikini Recipe

Yields 10 servings

To make the Clementine Cordial (yields 750ml)

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

To make the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)

400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish

Method

For the Syrup: Combine the listed components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a simmer, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the burner and leave to cool completely. Pour into a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it chilled, it will last for about one month.

For the Cocktail Base: Pour every liquids into one big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, making it perfectly clear.

To serve: Measure 85ml of the batch mix into your stirring glass packed with ice, gently stirring carefully for one minute to cool it down. Filter to a cold coupe glass or equivalent, garnish with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a quick spritz with the mandarin essence above the glass.