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Champagne Velvet

By Sally - Silversurfer's Editor Dec 1, 2012

Why not make your fizz a bit fruity this festive season?  

A fabulous fizzy cocktail to welcome your party, this variation on a Bucks fizz, with blackberry flavoured syrup can make a glass of sparkling wine taste sweet and delicious!

Serves 6

INGREDIENTS:

175g / 6oz blackberries

50g / 2oz caster sugar, plus 1 tbsp

6 tbsp brandy

1 bottle chilled Champagne or sparkling wine

WHAT TO DO:

  • Reserve six of the blackberries and put to one side for decoration. Place the remaining blackberries with 50g caster sugar in a saucepan. Heat gently until the sugar has dissolved then simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until the sauce has thickened slightly and is syrupy
  • Sieve the blackberry syrup over a bowl, gently pressing with the back of a spoon. Discard the fruit pulp. Chill the syrup
  • Place a little of the syrup on a saucer and the remaining caster sugar on another saucer. Dip the rim of each of 6 champagne glasses first in the blackberry syrup, then in the caster sugar
  • Blend the brandy with the remaining blackberry syrup and pour a couple of tablespoons of this into 6 Champagne flutes. Top with the chilled Champagne or sparkling wine. Skewer a blackberry with a cocktail stick and place on top of each glass. Serve immediately.

Recipe from www.seasonalberries.co.uk/recipes

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Sally - Silversurfer's Editor

Mother of three grown-up daughters and a proud grandma too, I am the ultimate multi-tasker and am passionate about my role as Silversurfers Website Editor and Social Media Manager. Always on the lookout for all things that will interest and entertain our community. Fueling fun for the young at heart!

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