The Sun Also Rises Cocktail

By

Charles Joly, The Aviary, Chicago, Cooking Light

DECEMBER 2012

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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

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.