TRA FEB 2017

TRA cocktails

PEAR + GINGER-SAGE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS / BLOOD ORANGE CHAMPAGNE MULE / COTTON CANDY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS / BLACK VELVET / MEXICAN 75

KIM FAY

PEAR + GINGER-SAGE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS PEAR + GINGER-SAGE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES COOK TIME: 20 MINUTES SERVES: 4

1 cup honey 3 cups water 2 whole pears, peeled, cored and diced 1 large chunk of ginger, peeled and diced 20 fresh sage leaves + additional for garnish 1 bottle of your favorite champagne or sparkling wine Preparation

In a saucepan combine the honey and water over medium heat and bring to a light boil. Turn the heat down to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the honey has dissolved completely. Add the pears, ginger and sage leaves.

Simmer until the mixture has reduced by 1/3. About 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let the mixture steep for an additional 10 minutes.

Strain the syrup into a large mason jar. Discard the ginger and sage leaves.

To assemble the drinks place a few pieces of the cooked pear into each glass followed by 1-2 Tablespoons of the simple syrup. Add the champagne and enjoy.

Notes

*This makes more simple syrup than you'll need for 4 cocktails. Save extra simple syrup in the fridge and enjoy over ice cream or even in smoothies. *Use this recipe as a guide and adjust measurements and ingredients as necessary.

LENORE GIMPERT

Blood Orange Champagne Mule Blood Orange Champagne Mule.

prep time: 5 MINUTEStotal time: 5 MINUTES yields: Makes 1 Drink, Easily Multiplied Save Print Ingredients

juice of 1/2 a medium blood orange juice of 1/2 a lime 1 ounce vodka 8 mint leaves 2 ounces chilled ginger beer chilled champagne, for topping Order Ingredients Powered by Chicory Instructions

In a glass, combine the blood orange juice, lime juice and vodka. Add the ginger beer and top with the champagne. Garnish with blood orange slices and fresh mint. Drink!

ELLE ROUSSEAUX

COTTON CANDY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS INGREDIENTS:

1 bottle of champagne, sparkling wine or rose champagne fresh cotton candy flavor of your choice (you can make your own or buy fresh packaged cotton candy)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Pour champagne into glasses about 2/3 full. Â Do not fill to the top as you do not want the champagne to touch the cotton candy until people are ready to drink.

2. Keep cotton candy sealed until right before serving (this goes for packaged cotton candy and any fresh cotton candy you may make). This will prevent your cotton candy from melting and turning hard. Right before serving, open your cotton candy and gently pull off a small tuft of cotton candy to place on top of the rim of the champagne glass. Make sure your cotton candy is slightly wider than the rim of your champagne glass so that it can sit right on top of it.

Serve immediately. Place cotton candy into champagne and let cotton candy dissolve into champagne before drinking..

MATTHEW MACDOUGALL

BLACK VELVET

Ingredients

2 (12-ounce) bottles stout 1 (740-milliliter) bottle of champagne or sparkling wine Instructions

Fill six champagne flutes halfway with stout.

Place a spoon into the champagne flute, without touching the stout, with the rounded side facing up.

Slowly pour the champagne onto the back of the spoon and into the champagne flute. The champagne should float on top of the stout creating a layered drink.

Repeat with the remaining champagne.

JIM STELLA

ELDERFLOWER CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL Ingredients: Dry champagne St Germain Thinly sliced cucumber Mint Directions: Fill a tumbler with ice. Fill 3/4 of the glass with dry champagne. Add thinly sliced cucumber and fresh mint. Top off with St Germain.

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