Showing posts with label new year cocktails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new year cocktails. Show all posts

Friday, December 27, 2013

Friday Foodday

It's Friday and today is all about the NYE cocktail. Hope these champagne cocktails inspire!

Ginger Sparkler
Ingredients
2 teaspoons of finely grated peeled ginger
1/2 cup of sugar
1 bottle of champagne or prosecco

Directions
1. Set a fine-mesh sieve over a small bowl; set aside. In a small saucepan, boil ginger, sugar, and 1/4 cup water until syrupy, about 2 minutes. Pour through sieve into bowl, discarding solids.
2. Pour 1 tablespoon syrup into each of 8 tall glasses. Top with sparkling wine, and gently stir.





Sparkling Apple Cocktail
Ingredients
1 oz apple juice
1/2 oz cognac
1/2 ounce simple syrup
4 small chunks of red apple
3 oz of champagne

Directions
Combine the apple juice, cognac, simple syrup, and apple chunks in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and pour into a cocktail glass. Add additional ice, if needed. Top off with champagne. Stir and serve.




French 75
℅ Bon Appétit
Ingredients
1 cup gin
1/2 cup no cook simple syrup (see directions)
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
champagne
lemon twists

Directions
  • To make our No-Cook Simple Syrup, combine 2 cups each superfine sugar and water in an airtight container. Cover and shake until sugar dissolves. Makes 3 cups.
  • Stir gin, No-Cook Simple Syrup, and fresh lemon juice with ice in a medium pitcher for 10 seconds. Strain into Champagne flutes or coupe glasses.
  • Top with chilled Champagne. Garnish with lemon twists.