Binny's Home Bartender: Empyrean 75
Empyrean 75
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz. Boodles Strawberry & Rhubarb Gin
- 1/2 oz. Cocchi Americano Aperitif
- 1/2 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 3 oz. Fossetta Prosecco or Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut
- Garnish: 3 thin slices of strawberry, orange twist
How to make
- Add the gin, aperitivo and lemon juice to a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
- Strain into a flute. Add strawberry slices
- Top with the sparkling wine.
- Garnish with an orange twist.
The Empyrean 75 is a heavenly riff on a classic Champagne cocktail, the French 75, with a tip of the old coppola to the Italian spritz tradition.
The French 75 is named for its explosive power – the metaphorical equivalent of a WWI era 75 mm cannon. The Empyrean 75 is, likewise, a dynamite drink. But of what use are cannons in the highest heaven? As an angelic Edwin Star might ask and also answer - “War! Huh! What is it good for? Absolutely Nothin’!”
At least one hopes that is the prevailing wisdom amongst the Cherubim and Serafim. But who can say? If the Empyrean 75 is a part of our eternal reward, we’ll just have to bite the bullet and sing out like that famous WWII sky pilot - “Praise the lord and pass the ammunition!” As long as that ammunition has the kick of an old 75 mm shell, comes in a flute and is passed on a silver tray, because there is no room on the celestial plane for anti-aircraft weapons.
This miraculous mix is as easy as strawberry rhubarb pie to make and will enhance your every post equinox endeavor. Easter Brunch or really any brunch. Yes! As a pre-prandial potation, of course! A beautiful spring day on the porch or patio? Aperitivo time? Vespers? In the gloaming? Elevenses? Low tea? Midnight toast? A morning corpse reviver? (Dig, Lazarus, dig!) Yes! Yes! Yes! So good that everyone in the room will say - “I’ll have what she’s having.”
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