Monday, December 29, 2008
Baby It's Cold Outside: First Snow
First Snow
Serves one
Ingredients
½ oz. sweet or late-harvest muscat
¾ oz. premium vodka
½ oz. white cranberry juice
¼ oz. lime juice
3 oz. champagne
Cranberries, for garnish
Mint leaf, for garnish
Powdered sugar
1. Heat a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add muscat and reduce by half to create muscat syrup, then let the mixture cool to room temperature.
3. Mix together the syrup, vodka, and juices.
4. Shake vigorously in a martini shaker filled with ice.
5. Pour into a champagne flute and top with champagne. Garnish with cranberries and a mint leaf that has been dusted with powdered sugar.
6. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
B~E~Z