Holiday Gin Fizz Cocktail

A perfectly festive and unique welcoming toast for your holiday guests, this simple sparkling cocktail is bursting with vibrant berry colors and evergreen-like fragrance.
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Holiday Gin Fizz Cocktail

Switch up your typical winter bubble routine with this simple sparkling cocktail. A perfectly festive and unique welcoming toast for your arriving holiday guests that's bursting with vibrant berry colors and evergreen-like fragrance. [Get the recipe>>](http://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/entertaining/holiday-gin-fizz-cocktail?syc=applenews_hgtv-christmas-dinner-recipes-for-the-novice-host)

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Ingredients

  • 1 ounce gin
  • 1 ounce rosemary simple syrup (recipe below)
  • 1 ounce agave syrup
  • Lambrusco (Italian red sparkling wine)
  • fresh rosemary sprig

Rosemary Simple Syrup Ingredients
Yield: 1/2 cup

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 fresh rosemary sprigs

Instructions

To make the rosemary simple syrup, add water, sugar and rosemary to a saucepan, and let sit over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Once dissolved, reduce heat to low and let mixture sit for approximately 5 minutes to further infuse rosemary flavor.

To make the cocktail, combine gin, rosemary and agave syrup into a champagne flute. Gently stir together. Fill the rest of your champagne flute with Lambrusco and serve with a fresh sprig of rosemary.

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