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Cocktail Corner: Sparkling Gratitude

Season’s Greetings, everyone! It’s your favorite Mistress of Mixology D.A. Brown; and welcome to our newest feature here at Black Bride Magazine: Cocktail Corner!

Cocktail Corner is a fresh take on the spirit experience, where every week we will be serving up creative, festive, and indulgent cocktail recipes to delight and impress; and we could think of no better time of year to kick things off than the Holiday Season!

The holiday season is one of our favorite times of year at Black Bride, and as it approaches I am reminded of just how much we have to be thankful for. While 2016 has certainly been a roller coaster of amazing things gained (Thank you God for Solange’s A Seat at the Table, and Issa Rae’s Insecure), we have also suffered irreplaceable loss (excuse me while I put Prince’s Diamonds and Pearls on repeat for the rest of year).

In all things, however, it is key to give thanks for all that we have and all that we are. And as we sit around with our friends and family this holiday season, stuffed on food that is so salivating and delicious that we only eat it once a year (for which I will be immediately proposing Thanksgiving in May to accompany Christmas in July, because the holy union of turkey, stuffing, and macaroni and cheese is a religious experience) and reminisce on our joys and triumphs, there is one theme that should bind us all: Gratitude.

Gratitude is not just a feeling that should seize us when our calendars remind us, but it is a lifestyle that should supplant our daily actions, ever present at the forefront of all that we do. And seeing as how nothing helps one reflect better on la joie de vivre than slowly sipping a delicious cocktail, I gift to you Sparkling Gratitude.

Sparkling Gratitude is a sweet, tart, and bubbly palliative certain to thrill at your table this holiday season. A festive and bright layer of rich Bulleit ™bourbon, crisp cranberry, and effervescent Korbel ™ champagne, this is one holiday cocktail destined to be a repeat hit gathering after gathering, year after year!

So check out the recipe below, and remember in all things and in all ways, each day, to be grateful!

 

                                                                               

Ingredients

  • Bulleit ™ Bourbon
  • Korbel ™ Brut Champagne
  • Martini & Rossi ™ Vermouth
  • Ocean Spray ™ Cranberry Juice
  • Fresh Rosemary sprigs
  • Ice
  • Cranberries to garnish ( sugar rim optional)

 

Directions

  1. Pour a generous helping of brown sugar on to a saucer
  2. Pour ¼ cup of Martini and Rossi ™ vermouth into a bowl
  3. Dip the rim of the glass into the vermouth, followed by dipping the rim of the glass into the brown sugar, to create a sugared rim
  4. Add one scoop of crushed ice
  5. Add 1 measure of Bulleit ™Bourbon
  6. Add 1 measure of Korbel ™ Brut Champagne
  7. Add 1 measure of Ocean Spray ™ Cranberry Juice
  8. Without breaking, lightly bend a rosemary sprig over the glass to release aromas, and finish by adding the spring to the glass, and giving it a light stir
  9. Top with fresh cranberries for a floating, festive kick and enjoy! (Repeatedly!)
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