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No. 28 · Santa's Bar Cart
Gin-gle Belle
Red shimmer, a little sparkle, and a bell that rings on the clink.
Serves1
GlassCoupe with a gold bell on red ribbon
Difficulty1 of 3
Sweet / Strong3 / 2
CostMid
Make-aheadTie bells and sugar raspberries the day before
Ingredients
- 1.25 oz floral, botanical-style gin
- 1.5 oz Viniq Ruby (red shimmer liqueur)
- 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.25 oz raspberry-rose syrup (or raspberry syrup + 2 drops rosewater)
- 1 oz chilled Champagne (or prosecco)
- Garnish: sugared raspberry on a gold pick, one dried rose petal
- Glass dress: small gold jingle bell tied to the stem with red satin ribbon
Build
- Shake gin, Viniq, lemon and syrup briefly with ice, 8 seconds.
- Strain into the chilled, belled coupe.
- Top with the Champagne.
- Give the glass one slow swirl to wake up the shimmer.
- Rest the raspberry pick across the rim; float the rose petal.
Zero-proof twin
2 oz sparkling white grape juice, 1 oz cranberry-raspberry juice, 0.5 oz lemon, 0.25 oz raspberry-rose syrup, a pinch of edible red shimmer. Same glass and bell.Prep. roll damp raspberries in superfine sugar and let dry 30 minutes. Tie the bells on the coupes.
Batch for 8 (pitcher). 10 oz gin, 12 oz Viniq Ruby, 4 oz lemon, 2 oz syrup; chill. Pour 3.5 oz per glass over a quick stir, top each with 1 oz Champagne.
Note. confirm Viniq Ruby is in stores before print; any red shimmer liqueur works.
Swap. no Viniq? Use any red berry liqueur plus a tiny pinch of edible red luster dust.