This Festive Drink – The Method

WThis is an easy interpretation of a drink featured on the seasonal drinks list. Designed as a large-volume prepared mix which is bursting full of flavours of the festive period, making it perfect for hosting a holiday party. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in breakfast cocktails, puddings, or to make another batch of this cocktail.

Bikini Recipe

Makes enough for 10 servings

Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (produces 750ml)

300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml fresh lemon juice
500g granulated sugar

For the Cocktail (makes 850ml, enough for 10)

400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (from the recipe above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing

Instructions

Making the Syrup: Put all the components into a pot, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then, turn off the stove allowing it to reach room temperature fully. Decant to a sealable bottle, seal and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about four weeks.

Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix the specified liquid ingredients into one large bottle, let it rest for an hour, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, so it's completely strained.

For serving: Pour 85ml of your batch mix to a cocktail shaker packed with ice, and stir gently for one minute to chill. Pour into an chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, top with the cranberries adding the final touch with a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.