La Petite Maison's Bikini – How to Make It

WThis is an easy interpretation of a cocktail from our latest menu. This is a large-volume pre-mixed which is packed with flavours of a holiday season, rendering it ideal for your celebration. Any leftover citrus syrup for morning drinks, puddings, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.

Bikini

Yields 10 guests

To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)

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

Ingredients for the Premix (produces 850ml, enough for 10)

400ml good quality 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: Place every ingredients inside a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, mixing so the sugar melts. Next, remove from the heat and let it to cool entirely. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, cap it keeping it chilled, it can be stored for about four weeks.

For the Batch Mix: Mix every liquids into one big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then strain best through a fine cloth, to ensure it's perfectly clear.

For serving: Add 85ml of the batch mix into a cocktail shaker containing ice, and agitate gently for a minute until cold. Filter into an cold coupe glass or equivalent, top with some cranberries and finish by giving it a light spray of mandarin oil over the top.