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We present a home-style version of a drink from the seasonal cocktail list. Designed as a party-sized prepared mix that's bursting with tastes associated with Christmas time, rendering it excellent for a holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup for breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make additional servings of bikinis.

The Bikini Cocktail

Makes enough for 10 servings

To make the Clementine Syrup (makes 750ml)

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

For the Drink (yields 850ml, serving 10)

400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
Fresh cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Method

For the Cordial: Combine the listed ingredients inside a pan, bring to a light boil, agitating to dissolve. Next, turn off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature fully. Decant to a sterilised bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for around a month.

To make Premix: Combine every liquids into a big jug, leave to sit for one hour, then pass it through best through cheesecloth, making it fully clarified.

For serving: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into your stirring glass containing ice, and stir gently for one minute to cool it down. Pour to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and finish using a light spray of the essential oil over the drink.