La Petite Maison's Drink – The Method
WThis is a home-style interpretation of a beverage from our latest cocktail list. It's a party-sized premix which is loaded with the tastes of a Christmas time, which makes it perfect for hosting a festive gathering. Reserve the remaining syrup to use in morning drinks, sweets, or for more rounds of the drink.
The Bikini Cocktail
Yields 10 servings
To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml newly squeezed lemon juice
500g granulated sugar
For the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, to garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Syrup: Place every ingredients in a pot, bring to a light boil, agitating until the sugar dissolves. After that, remove from the stove and leave to cool down entirely. Transfer into an clean bottle, close it and store chilled, it can be stored for up to four weeks.
Preparing the Batch Mix: Mix the specified spirits and syrup in a large bottle, leave to sit for an hour, then pass it through best through muslin, making it perfectly clear.
To serve: Pour 85ml of the batch mix into a mixing glass containing ice, gently stirring lightly for one minute until cold. Pour into a chilled martini glass or a similar vessel, garnish with a few cranberries adding the final touch using a brief mist with the mandarin essence over the drink.
