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WHere is a simplified version of a cocktail found on a new menu. Designed as a party-sized premix that's packed with the essence of a holiday season, making it ideal for your festive gathering. Any leftover citrus syrup to use in morning drinks, sweets, or for more rounds of bikinis.

The Bikini Cocktail

Makes enough for 10 people

To make the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)

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

For the Premix (yields 850ml, enough for 10)

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

Directions

For the Cordial: Put every ingredients into a pot, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, remove from the stove and let it to cool fully. Decant into a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to a month.

Preparing the Premix: Pour all the spirits and syrup into a large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through cheesecloth, so it's fully clarified.

To serve: Add 85ml from the premix into your mixing glass containing ice, and stir gently for one minute to cool it down. Strain to a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with the cranberries and complete it by giving it a light spray of the essential oil over the top.