Raise your glass with the L’Etoil wine cocktail

The French L’Etoile translates as The Star and true to its name, this drink is sparkling and shiny!

Recipe compliments of Leopard’s Leap.

L’Etoil Wine Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients

• 60 ml vanilla simple syrup (recipe below)
• 30 ml brandy
• Leopard’s Leap Sparkling, chilled
• Lemon, cut into wedges

Ingredients (for the vanilla simple syrup_

• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method – vanilla simple syrup

1. Add water and sugar to a small saucepan over medium heat.
2. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool, then stir in the vanilla extract.
3. Strain into a jar or bottle and seal tightly with a lid.

Method – cocktail

1. Pour brandy and vanilla simple syrup into a chilled champagne flute.
2. Fill to the top with the sparkling wine.
3. Squeeze lemon juice into glass and drop in rind.