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Femme Libertine Recipe

Inspired by Frenchy Bar et Brasserie

Time7m

Serves1

Ketel One, Giffard Pamplemousse, St. Germain Elderflower, Cava, Lemon Sorbet

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

Finish

3 oz Cava (or other brut sparkling wine)1 1/2 scoops Lemon sorbet (preferably a light, smooth texture)1 piece Grapefruit twist or edible flower (garnish)

Method

Cocktail

Combine and chill

Add Ketel One vodka, Giffard Pamplemousse, St. Germain, fresh lemon juice and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker. Add enough ice to fill the shaker (~1 cup).

Shake

Shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds, until the outside of the shaker is well-chilled and slightly frosted. This both chills and lightly dilutes the mixture.

Strain

Double-strain the shaken mixture into a chilled coupe or wine glass (to remove small ice shards).

Finish

Add sorbet

Gently place 1–1½ scoops of lemon sorbet into the glass on top of the strained cocktail base. The sorbet will begin to float and slightly chill the mixture further.

Top with Cava

Slowly pour ~3 oz of chilled Cava into the glass, pouring around the sorbet so it gently fizzes and integrates without overflowing. Pouring slowly preserves the effervescence.

Garnish and serve

Finish with a small grapefruit twist or an edible flower perched on the sorbet. Serve immediately with a small cocktail spoon or straw so the guest can break the sorbet into the sparkling mixture.