Paris's Crimson Champagne CocktailWireImage
Cook's note:
The syrup recipe makes enough for 10 drinks.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 1 drink
Ingredients
Brandy-cranberry syrup
1 quart cranberry juice cocktail
4 slices fresh ginger
1 cinnamon stick
1 piece star anise
Champagne cocktail
1/4 cup brandy
Champagne
1 fresh cranberry, for garnish
Preparation
For cranberry syrup
Step 1
In a medium saucepan, boil the cranberry juice cocktail, the ginger, the cinnamon stick, and the star anise for half an hour or until reduced to 1 cup. Let cool.
For cocktail
Step 2
Fill a Champagne flute half-full with Champagne and add the brandy. Add 1 ounce Brandy-Cranberry Syrup and mix. Garnish with fresh cranberry.
Reprinted with permission from Party Confidential by Lara Shriftman and Elizabeth Harrison. © 2006 Bulfinch Press
