BOHEMIAN SPRITZ

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While Americans content themselves with Rudolph and Frosty, rural Austrians revere a more outré member of the holiday pantheon: Krampus, the malevolent goat-horned demon. A pre-Christian holdover, he wields birch branches and rusty chains, enacting a sort of good cop, bad cop routine with Old St. Nick. The Bohemian Spritz (a creation of Vandaag's Katie Stipe) is a light, fizzy wine drink with compellingly arboreal undercurrents, provided by pine and elderflower cordials. It is ideal for welcoming the long nights, for putting the Krampus back in Christmas.

Provided by Steven Stern

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 ounces dry white wine
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
1/2 ounce elderflower liqueur
1/4 ounce pine liqueur
1 ounce club soda
1 ounce dry sparkling wine
1 slice of grapefruit peel for garnish

Steps:

Combine wine, vermouth and liqueurs in a large wineglass filled with ice. Stir to chill, then top with club soda and sparkling wine. Twist grapefruit peel over it and drop into glass.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 176, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 13 grams, Fat 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 14 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams