Grape Escape

Name: Grape Escape
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 8 fresh Green grapes (seedless); 5 fresh Mint leaves; 2 oz Cognac (brandy); 1/2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); Top up with Brut sparkling wine

Champagne

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Ingredients

8 fresh Green grapes (seedless)

5 fresh Mint leaves

2 oz Cognac (brandy)

1/2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

Top up with Brut sparkling wine

How to make

Serve in a collins glass

1 MUDDLE grapes and mint in base of shaker
2 Add cognac and sugar, SHAKE with ice and strain into glass filled with crushed ice
3 TOP with champagne, stir and serve with straws.

History

A subtle and refreshing drink.

Brian Lucas and Max Warner created this drink in 2000 at Long Bar, located in The Sanderson hotel in London, England.

Created by Brian Lucas and Max Warner