The Sun Also Rises Cocktail

By nanarose

Charles Joly, The Aviary, Chicago, Cooking Light

DECEMBER 2012

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 ounces prosecco or other dry sparkling wine
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Plymouth Sloe Gin
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons absinthe
• 3 drops Peychaud's bitters

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. To prepare simple syrup, combine sugar and 1/4 cup water in a microwave-safe dish; microwave at HIGH for 2 minutes. Stir until sugar dissolves; cool.

2. To prepare the cocktail, pour 3 ounces sparkling wine into a Champagne flute. Combine sloe gin, juice, and absinthe in a martini shaker with ice. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons simple syrup; reserve remaining simple syrup for another use. Shake. Strain into flute; top with bitters.