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That Holiday Sparkle | Piper-Heidsieck Brut Champagne | Taste and Tipple

That Holiday Sparkle

Welcome guests with a delicious champagne cocktail made with Piper-Heidsieck, perfect for celebrating any holiday occasion.

Course Drinks
Cuisine French
Keyword Absinthe, Bourbon, Champagne, Mulled Port, Piper-Heidsieck, Sparkling Wine, That Holiday Sparkle
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 1 drinks
Author Yvonne Langen

Ingredients

  • 1½ oz bourbon
  • ½ oz gingerbread syrup
  • ½ oz ruby port
  • 1/3 oz orange juice
  • 1 dash Absinthe optional
  • 2 oz Piper-Heidsieck Brut Champagne
  • Garnish: orange twist

Gingerbread Syrup

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp molasses
  • 2 tbsp fresh ginger thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp whole allspice berries
  • 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients, excluding Piper-Heidsieck, to a cocktail shaker and shake over ice until well-chilled.
  2. Strain into a chilled flute glass. Top with Piper-Heidsieck Brut Champagne.
  3. Garnish with an orange twist.

Gingerbread Syrup

  1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine all ingredients listed. Bring to a boil, stirring to make sure the ingredients blend together.
  2. Reduce to medium low and let simmer for about 20 minutes. Once reduced and slightly syrupy, remove from heat and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
  3. Carefully strain the whole ingredients out of the syrup. Once cool enough to handle, store the gingerbread syrup in a swing top bottle or mason jar and keep in the fridge. Syrup will keep for at least a month.