Recipe courtesy of Mamrie Hart
French Kiss 75
- Level: Easy
- Total: 4 hr 30 min (includes steeping and cooling times)
- Active: 20 min
- Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients
Rim:
One .33-ounce package strawberry popping candy, such as Pop Rocks
1 lemon wedge
Cocktail:
2 ounces Passion Tea-Infused Gin, recipe follows
1 ounce Simple Syrup, recipe follows
1 ounce lemon juice
Very dry champagne, for topping
Passion Tea-Infused Gin:
3 passionfruit tea bags
About 2 cups gin
Simple Syrup:
1 cup sugar
Directions
- For the rim: Put the popping candy in a shallow dish. Rub the lemon wedge around the rim of a coupe glass, then roll the rim in the popping candy.
- For the cocktail: Put the Passion Tea-Infused Gin, Simple Syrup and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously, then strain into the rimmed glass. Top off with champagne.
Passion Tea-Infused Gin:
- Put the tea bags in a 16-ounce mason jar, then fill with the gin. Leave at room temperature, giving it a little swirl every half hour, for 3 to 4 hours. Remove the bags.
Simple Syrup:
- Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Keep covered in the refrigerator up to 1 month.
Cook’s Note
Inactive Prep Time: 3 hours
