champagne with lime granité
Aquavit-New
York City
Adapted by StarChefs
Yield:
10 glasses
- ½
cup orange juice
- ½
cup sparkling wine
- 4
drops of Tabasco sauce
- Juice
from 1 lemon
- Juice
from 3 limes
- 1
mint sprig, stem and leaves chopped separately
- Champagne
for serving
To
prepare the cocktail: Mix all ingredients except for the mint
leaves and the champagne. Strain and place in the freezer; allow
the mixture to freeze. With a spoon or a fork, scrape two tablespoons
of the Lime Granité into each glass. Pour the champagne over
the granité and decorate with the chopped mint leaves.
At
Restaurant Aquavit of New York, Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef
Marcus Samuelsson pours this irresistible lime elixir, making his
patrons swoon amidst a giant waterfall in the former garden area
of John D. Rockefeller's townhouse.
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