SPARKLING GINGER COCKTAILS

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Provided by Maggie Ruggiero

Categories     Alcoholic     Ginger     Wedding     New Year's Eve     Cocktail     Sparkling Wine     Winter     Gourmet     Drink

Yield Makes 10 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 6

3/4 cup water
1/2 cup sliced fresh ginger (2 ounces)
3/4 cup sugar, divided
1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger
2 lemon wedges
2 (750-ml) bottles chilled Prosecco

Steps:

  • Simmer water, fresh ginger, and 1/2 cup sugar in a small saucepan, uncovered, 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep 15 minutes. Strain syrup through a sieve into a bowl, discarding solids. Chill until cold.
  • Finely grind crystallized ginger with remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a blender or food processor, then spread on a small plate.
  • Run lemon wedges around rims of glasses, then dip rims into ginger sugar. Put 1 tablespoon syrup into each glass and top off with Prosecco.

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