Raspberry Champagne Cocktail

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 pints baskets fresh raspberries
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup raspberry liqueur, plus
• 2 tablespoons raspberry liqueur
• 1/4 cup cognac or 1/4 cup brandy
• 8 sugar cubes
• 750 ml brut champagne, chilled
• 8 fresh raspberries
• 8 slices lemon peel, twists

Recipe

• 1 mash the 2 baskets of raspberries with a fork and mix in 2 tbsp sugar.
• 2 let stand 15 minutes.
• 3 mix in liquer and cognac (brandy).
• 4 pour mixture into a jar, seal and place in a dark kitchen cupboard for 3 days.
• 5 strain the raspberry mixture, pressing on the solids to get out as much juice as possible. try to only have the juice no solids so use a fine sieve.
• 6 pour into a jar and place in the fridge if you are not using it right away -you may keep it up to a month.
• 7 when you wish to serve your cocktail place a sugar cube in each 6 oz flute, pour in 2 tbsp of the raspberry mixture over the cube.
• 8 fill glasses with chanpagne.
• 9 garnish with a raspberry & lemon twist.
• 10 cheers.