100% local sparkling cocktail

100% local sparkling cocktail

Julie Aubé, nutritionist, author, lecturer and lover of local food, reveals her recipe for a 100% local cocktail.

This is a basic recipe that you can adjust to suit your taste! Sweet tooth? Add honey syrup! Or swap sparkling cider for frothy perry. 

Ingredients

Ingredients per 5 oz cocktail
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) local honey
  • 1/2 oz (15 ml) Quebec vermouth
  • 1/2 oz (15 ml) Quebec gin
  • 1/2 oz (15 ml) pure cranberry juice (no sugar added)
  • 3 oz dry sparkling Quebec cider
  • Fresh or frozen cranberries (garnish)

Preparation

  1. Prepare honey syrup: in a small saucepan, combine 125 ml (1/2 cup) honey with 125 ml (1/2 cup) water. Bring to a boil, turn off heat and cool. (See note).
  2. Prepare cocktails: line up a number of glasses according to the number of guests. Pour vermouth, gin, pure cranberry juice and 1/2 oz (15 ml) chilled honey syrup into each glass.
  3. Top with cider and a few cranberries for garnish.
Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
No cooking
Servings
8 portions
Category
Drinks and cocktails
Recipe by
Julie Aubé

Alcohol-free version: Omit the vermouth and gin, then replace the cider with a dry, sparkling apple must.


Note: Honey syrup can be made in advance and will keep for several days. If you have leftover syrup, depending on how many cocktails (or rounds of cocktails!) you've made, it can also be used to flavor sparkling water, lightly sweeten herbal teas or even make honey-glazed carrots. One thing's for sure: it won't go to waste! To add a little forest note, you can infuse it with a small piece of natural fir or dried spruce shoots.