La Petite Maison's Drink – How to Make It
WThis is a home-style interpretation of a drink found on our latest drinks list. It's a party-sized pre-mixed which is bursting with the essence of a Christmas time, rendering it ideal for your festive gathering. Save the extra citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, puddings, or to make more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 guests
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g caster sugar
For the Drink (makes 850ml, serving 10)
400ml good quality vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, to finish
Method
To prepare the Syrup: Combine every ingredients in a pot, bring to a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, turn off the burner allowing it to reach room temperature completely. Pour to a sterilised bottle, close it keeping it in the fridge, it can be stored for about four weeks.
For the Cocktail Base: Mix all the liquid ingredients into one big jug, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through a fine cloth, to ensure it's fully clarified.
When ready to serve: Add 85ml of the batch mix into your mixing glass packed with ice, and stir lightly for one minute until cold. Strain to a chilled martini glass or similar, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
