Spring In My Step
Jun 07, 2018
This take on a classic French 75 is served behind the bar at Brennan's Restaurant on Royal Street.
Created by Allison Park
Spring In My Step
Makes one cocktail
- 1.5 oz Hendricks Gin
- 1 oz freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice
- Vanilla simple syrup (recipe below)
- 6-8 dashes El Guapo® Cucumber Lavender Bitters
- Petillant natural wine or any sparking white wine
- Edible flowers or cucumber spirals, for garnish
In a clean cocktail shaker with ice, combine gin, grapefruit juice, simple syrup and bitters. Shake until well chilled, and strain into champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine and garnish before serving.
To create vanilla simple, bring 2 cups of filtered water to a rolling boil. Pour 2 cups of white sugar into water while stirring, and remove from heat source. Slice a whole vanilla bean in half lengthwise, and scrape seeds from both sides of the pod into the pot. Drop seeds into pot to steep, and allow mixture to cool for an hour. Store unused syrup in fridge, where it will keep for up to two weeks.
