Drinks

Raspberry Royale Cocktail Recipe

January 31, 2011

Raspberry Royale

The luscious flavor of raspberry dessert wine marries with bubbly and a twist of lemon, creating a sophisticated and seductive drink.

Makes 1 cocktail

  • 1 ounce Trader Joe’s Raspberry Dessert Wine, chilled
  • 5 ounces brut sparkling wine, chilled
  • lemon twist
  • 1 fresh or frozen raspberry

Add the chilled raspberry wine to a champagne flute. Top with the champagne or sparkling wine. Garnish with the lemon twist and the raspberry.

© 2011 By Maria C. Hunt, author of The Bubbly Bar: Champagne and Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Every Occasion published August 2009 by Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House

Drinks

The Kind Cocktail

January 31, 2011

The Kind Cocktail

With so many antioxidants, organic spirits and wine from organically grown grapes, this custom cocktail I created for Alicia Silverstone’s Kind Diet book signing in San Diego is practically a health tonic!

2 ounces organic Pomegranate/Blueberry/Acai juice, like Lakewood
1/2 ounce Rain organic vodka or vanilla infused soju
3 ounces Mionetto Organic Prosecco
edible flowers from San Diego Specialty Produce

Add the chiled pomegranate blend juice and vodka or soju to  wine glass or champagne flute. Top with the chilld prosecco. Garnish with edible flowers like orchids, daisies, rose petals or pansies.

By Maria Hunt aka The Bubbly Girl, author of The Bubbly Bar: Champagne & Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Every Occasion (Clarkson Potter, $16.99)

Party Recipes and Pairings

Watermelon Kiss

January 31, 2011

Watermelon Kiss

Watermelon Kiss
1 tsp pink peppercorns, crushed
1/2 tsp. pink decorating sugar
1-1/2 ounces watermelon juice
1 ounce NUVO sparkling vodka
3 ounces brut rose sparkling wine
dash orange bitters

On a small flat dish, combine the crushed pink peppercorns and the pink decorating sugar. Moisten the rim of a champagne flute with a wedge of lemon. Press the glass in the pink peppercorn/sugar mixture to coat it. Pour the watermelon juice and NUVO into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until well chilled then carefully pour into the prepared glass. Top with sparkling wine. Finish with a dash of bitters.
Now make another one for someone special.

Drinks

Kismet Cocktail

January 31, 2011
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Kismet cocktailKismet means fate. I like the concept and the name for this cocktail filled with ingredients that just may invite romance.

1 ounce Pama pomegranate liqueur or pomegranate juice
1-1/2 ounces passionfruit-orange juice
1/2 ounce ginger liqueur
3 ounces sparkling wine
3 pomegranate seeds

Add Pama pomegranate liqueur or pomegranate juice, passion-fruit juice and ginger liqueur to a champagne flute. Top with chilled sparkling wined. Garnish with the pomegranate seeds.

Makes 1 cocktail

© 2009 The Bubbly Girl

Party Recipes and Pairings

Party Recipes and Food Pairings

January 30, 2011

A Bubbly Girl knows the secret to throwing a great party – even on a whim – is having a set of great drink and appetizer recipes that you can whip up on short notice. These recipes, which are like the ones in my book The Bubbly Bar and my free newsletter The Bubbly Girl Chronicles, were designed to be delicious and easy. Even if you just master these recipes, you’ll be a a pro at entertaining. I’ve included some links to help you find some of the gourmet ingredients in my recipes.

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