Name: Stratosphere
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 7.5 ml Crème de violette; Top up with Brut sparkling wine

Stratosphere
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Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
¹⁄₄ oz	Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette Liqueur
Top up with	Brut champagne/sparkling wine

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Garnish: Lemon zest twist (discarded) & two cloves

How to make:

POUR liqueur into glass and TOP with champagne.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

A sophisticated Kir Royal.

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History:

Recipe adapted from The Stork Club Bar Book published 1946 in which Lucius Beebe writes, "Leo Spitzel, captain, asserts that a Stratosphere Cocktail will do wonders for you."

Alcohol content:

0.1 standard drinks
18.18% alc./vol. (18.18° proof)
1.4 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

16th March 2021 at 20:00

Found this a bit floral tasting, but was expecting that with the Creme de Violette. Added 1/4 oz of Grand Marnier and it tamed the floral nature a bit. Great from brunch.

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JACQUELINE KIRK

20th March 2021 at 18:26

There is another cocktail I enjoy, though it can be a little sweet, that brings together crème de violette and Grand Marnier/Cointreau. The Water Lily is 3/4 oz of each: gin, violette, Grand Marnier, lemon juice. I usually reduce the Grand Marnier some as well as the violette as it tastes too much like candy if I don't :) Cheers!

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