La Petite Maison's Drink – A Recipe

We present a home-style interpretation of a cocktail featured on a new drinks list. This is a party-sized premix that's bursting with flavours associated with Christmas time, making it perfect for hosting a celebration. Any leftover syrup you can use for morning drinks, sweets, or to mix another batch of the drink.

The Bikini Cocktail

Makes enough for 10 people

Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)

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

Ingredients for the Cocktail (makes 850ml, to serve 10)

400ml premium vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
Whole cranberries, for garnish
Mandarin essential oil, for finishing

Directions

To prepare the Citrus Syrup: Place every ingredients into a pan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring so the sugar melts. After that, take off the stove and let it to reach room temperature fully. Decant into a clean bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for about four weeks.

To make Batch Mix: Mix all the liquids into one large bottle, let it rest for 60 minutes, then pass it through , ideally through muslin, so it's fully clarified.

For serving: Add 85ml from the cocktail base into your stirring glass packed with ice, and agitate gently for about 60 seconds to chill. Pour into an frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, top with some cranberries and finish with a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.

Alice Williams
Alice Williams

A passionate DIY enthusiast and home renovation expert with over a decade of experience in transforming spaces across the UK.