The Wine Me Up
Ingredients
- 1/2 oz. Four Roses Bourbon
- 1/2 oz. vanilla syrup*
- 1/4 oz. grapefruit juice
- 5 dashes grapefuit bitters
- Sauvignon blanc
- Lime peel
- (optional): 1 egg white
Preparation
- Put all ingredients (except wine) in a tin and shake lightly.
- Strain into a wine glass or coupe.
- Top with sauvignon blanc and mix lightly.
- A lime peel (lime swath) is expressed in the tin, dropped in, and shaken with the cocktail.
Description
Having a glass of wine at night is relaxing but sometimes, you want an extra zing to it. Shake up a wine cocktail for National Drink Wine Day on February 18th! It’s a perfect blend of bourbon, fresh grapefruit, and Sauvignon blanc.
*Vanilla Syrup
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 cups water
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
Preparation
- Heat water and sugar to just below a simmer.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a cambro or another large Tupperware-style container.
- Allow infusing for 3-4 days before straining.
- When desired intensity is reached, strain through cheesecloth and a fine strainer.
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