Merry Rose
1 oz
A vapor column distilled gin that contains no sweetening agents. A common ingredient in many cocktails.
0.25 oz
A simple syrup made from rose water. Make it yourself: 2.5cu water, 4cu sugar, 0.25cu lime juice, 0.5cu rose water. Heat and stir until the sugar dissolves.
0.5 oz
The most common fruit juice used in cocktails. This citrus juice is about 6% acid; pure citric acid. Lemon juice should be used the day it is squeezed, some like it freshly squeezed and others like it a few hours old.
4 oz
A carbonated wine usually from natural fermentation, but increasingly via carbon dioxide injection.
1 twist
A yellow citrus fruit. The peel is often used as a garnish while the juice incorporated into the drink for a tart flavor profile (citric acid).
Combine all, except the wine, in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake well. Strain into a flute and top with the sparkling wine. Garnish with a lemon twist. #shake #straight
A Christmas take on the French 75.
Tart
Dry