sparkles

French 75

~ featured in a recent NY Times article

1 1/2 oz Vic Gin
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup

Shake with ice.  Pour into a champagne flute.
Top with sparkling wine.

* This cocktail has great proportions to play with.  Try grapefruit juice instead of lemon or some cordial instead of simple syrup

Blue Moon

2 oz Vic Gin
1 oz dry vermouth
dash of Twisted & Bitter, orange bitters
dash of crème de violette

Shake with ice.  Pour into a champagne flute.
Top with sparkling wine.

French 75

1 and 1/2 oz gin

1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon

1/2 oz. simple syrup

Shake with ice, pour into a champagne flute

Top with sparkling wine

Mia’s New Years 2010 freestyle

French 75 with elderflower cordial instead of simple syrup and grapefruit juice instead of lemon

Blue Moon
2 oz gin
1 oz dry vermouth
dash of orange bitters
dash of creme de violette
top with sparkling wine