One very important thing happened today — I learned that I don’t have normal champagne flutes in my house. Also, the new royal baby was born to Prince William and Kate! Hurray for the monarchy, God save the queen, and all that jazz. In honor of the as-yet-unnamed baby princess, I give you the Congratulations, Princess (which you would feel silly ordering at a bar but might anyway, because it’s pretty good).
Champagne is for celebrations, pink is for girls (only traditionally, of course), and also these are the ingredients I happened to have around. Enjoy!
The Congratulations, Princess
- 3 oz fresh-squeezed ruby grapefruit juice
- 3(ish) strawberries
- 6 oz champagne
- Dice strawberries (reserving one for a garnish) and muddle in a mixing glass with the grapefruit juice. The ratio is about one strawberry for every 2 ounces of juice, maybe err on the side of more juice.
- Strain juice/strawberry mixture into a (real) champagne flute.
- Pour in champagne; if you want a larger or smaller drink the ratio is 2 parts champagne to 1 part juice.
- Slice the remaining strawberry into, well, slices, and use one as a garnish.
- Eat the rest of the strawberries.
- Enjoy, while imagining what your life would be if you were a member of the royal family.
Tasting Notes:
BN: This is not dissimilar to the Academy Awards drink I made a while ago, but still very enjoyable. As I noted above, I could have used a little more grapefruit in this, as the strawberry was a strong flavor, but it was a very nice brunch drink, something I enjoyed much more than regular mimosas, which are okay but not amazing. In general, I think I need to work on making drinks with all sorts of crazy ingredients, but in this case, a three ingredient cocktail is perfect.
PiC: This is probably my favorite drink so far. This is delicious and I could drink it all day.
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