Vancouver’s NOX restaurant created an elegant Raspberry French 75 – the perfect example of a sophisticated Valentine’s Day cocktail. A dusting of dehydrated raspberry powder is the final flourish to this cocktail they call the Bona Dea.
Raspberry French 75
Using raspberry-infused gin, this sweet update to a French 75 is the perfect Valentine's cocktail
Ingredients
- 3 oz Prosecco
- 1 oz raspberry gin
- ½ oz simple syrup see note
- 1 oz egg white
- dehydrated raspberry powder to garnish
Instructions
- Pour chilled Prosecco into a white wine glass.
- Add to a cocktail shaker raspberry gin, simple syrup, egg white and 2 ice cubes. Shake.
- Using a strainer, pour the contents of the shaker into the glass with Prosecco. Garnish with dehydrated raspberry powder and serve immediately.
Notes
How to make simple syrup:
Make a simple syrup by bringing equal parts sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan. Cook for 2 minutes, until all the sugar has dissolved, then let cool completely. Store, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.Where to find dehydrated raspberry:
You can buy dehydrated raspberry already processed in powder form, or make your own by grinding down dehydrated raspberries with a food processor or mortar and pestle.
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