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Tangerine Dream Champagne Cocktail
Fresh tangerines and fresh ginger make for a super-flavorful winter cocktail.
Tangerine Dream Champagne Cocktail
About This Recipe
| Yield: | makes 6 cocktails |
| Active time: | 10 minutes |
| Total time: | 10 minutes |
| Special equipment: | Saucepan |
| This recipe appears in: | Fashionably Bombed: Tangerine Dream Champagne Cocktail |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- Zest and juice of 6 tangerines
- Chilled Champagne or sparkling wine
Procedures
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1
Add sugar, water, ginger, and tangerine zest to a saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved, then remove from heat and let cool. Stir in tangerine juice, cover, and chill in refrigerator until cold, about 1 hour.
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2
Strain mixture (if desired) and divide between six Champagne flutes, and top off each glass with sparkling wine.
