FRENCH KISS 75

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Provided by Food Network

Time 4h30m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 9

One .33-ounce package strawberry popping candy, such as Pop Rocks
1 lemon wedge
2 ounces Passion Tea-Infused Gin, recipe follows
1 ounce Simple Syrup, recipe follows
1 ounce lemon juice
Very dry champagne, for topping
3 passionfruit tea bags
About 2 cups gin
1 cup sugar

Steps:

For the rim: Put the popping candy in a shallow dish. Rub the lemon wedge around the rim of a coupe glass, then roll the rim in the popping candy.
For the cocktail: Put the Passion Tea-Infused Gin, Simple Syrup and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously, then strain into the rimmed glass. Top off with champagne.
Put the tea bags in a 16-ounce mason jar, then fill with the gin. Leave at room temperature, giving it a little swirl every half hour, for 3 to 4 hours. Remove the bags.
Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Keep covered in the refrigerator up to 1 month.