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WHere is an easy take on a drink from our latest cocktail list. Designed as a large-volume pre-mixed which is packed full of tastes of the holiday season, making it ideal for your festive gathering. Save the extra syrup for morning drinks, desserts, or to mix additional servings of bikinis.

The Bikini Cocktail

Yields 10 servings

To make the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)

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

Ingredients for the Cocktail (yields 850ml, enough for 10)

400ml decent vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine syrup (see above)
A few cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Method

Making the Citrus Syrup: Combine the listed components into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, mixing until the sugar dissolves. Then, take off the stove and leave to cool down fully. Transfer to a sterilised bottle, close it and store in the fridge, it can be stored for up to one month.

For the Cocktail Base: Combine the specified liquids into a sizeable container, allow it to infuse for one hour, then pass it through preferably using muslin, so it's fully clarified.

For serving: Measure 85ml of your cocktail base into your mixing glass filled with ice, and agitate lightly for about 60 seconds to chill. Filter into an cold coupe glass or a similar vessel, decorate with a few cranberries and finish with a brief mist of the essential oil over the drink.