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Watch the build and the big reveal right here.
Watch the build and the big reveal right here.
No. 46 · Christmas Classics with a Twist
The Fa La La 75
A French 75 served in a glass ornament.
Serves1
GlassChampagne flute + fillable glass ornament
Difficulty1 of 3
Sweet / Strong2 / 2
CostMid
Make-aheadFill and chill ornaments up to 1 day ahead
Ingredients
- 1 oz gin
- 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.5 oz cranberry syrup (equal parts cranberry juice and sugar, simmered 5 minutes, cooled)
- 3 oz chilled Champagne (or prosecco)
- 1 clear fillable glass ornament (sold as cocktail ornaments), washed
- Garnish: lemon twist, 2 sugared cranberries on a pick
Build
- Stir gin, lemon and cranberry syrup together; funnel into the ornament and cap it. Chill.
- Pour the Champagne into a chilled flute.
- Hand the guest the flute and the ornament with the cap off. They pour it in, and the pink swirls through the bubbles.
- Add the lemon twist and cranberry pick.
Zero-proof twin
fill the ornament with 1 oz white grape juice, 0.5 oz lemon and 0.5 oz cranberry syrup; pour into non-alcoholic sparkling wine.Batch for 8. 8 oz gin, 4 oz lemon, 4 oz cranberry syrup; fill 8 ornaments; 1 bottle of Champagne fills 8 flutes.
Safety. use ornaments sold for drinks; wash them first, and never use painted or plastic decorative ornaments.