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Christmas Campari fizz

Name: Christmas Campari fizz
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves four
Ingredients: 4 tbsp Martell cognac; 2 tbsp Campari; 2 tbsp grapefruit and lemon thyme sherbet (see below); 1 tbsp sugar syrup (see tip); 400ml champagne (or sparkling wine); Fresh lemon thyme sprigs to garnish; For the grapefruit and lemon thyme sherbet; Pared strip grapefruit zest, plus 2 tbsp juice; 30g caster sugar; Small handful fresh lemon thyme sprigs, plus extra to serve

By: Charlie Stein

Published: 11 Dec 20
Updated: 25 Mar 24

Charlie Stein (son of Rick), who oversees all the drinks in the Stein empire, says: “This is the perfect pre-dinner champagne cocktail. Aromatic with the Campari, lemon thyme and grapefruit, it’s also a little bitter. The recipe is in two parts – first you make a sherbet, which you use in the final recipe.”

If you aren’t a fan of grapefruit, try our clementine cocktail for another festive fave.

Easy
December 2020

Test kitchen approved

Serves four
Hands-on time 10 min, plus infusing

If you aren’t a fan of grapefruit, try our clementine cocktail for another festive fave.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 173kcals
Protein: 0.3g
Carbohydrates: 17.1g (15.5g sugars)
Fibre: no fibre
Salt: trace salt

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Ingredients

4 tbsp Martell cognac
2 tbsp Campari
2 tbsp grapefruit and lemon thyme sherbet (see below)
1 tbsp sugar syrup (see tip)
400ml champagne (or sparkling wine)
Fresh lemon thyme sprigs to garnish

For the grapefruit and lemon thyme sherbet

Pared strip grapefruit zest, plus 2 tbsp juice
30g caster sugar
Small handful fresh lemon thyme sprigs, plus extra to serve

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Method

For the sherbet, mix the grapefruit zest, sugar and lemon thyme in a small bowl, cover and set aside for 45 minutes or longer (see Make Ahead).
Pour over the grapefruit juice and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Strain into a small bowl and discard anything left in the sieve.
Fill a jug with ice, then pour over the cognac, Campari, sherbet and sugar syrup. Stir to mix well, then strain evenly among 4 champagne coupes or flutes.

Top up each glass with champagne or sparkling wine, then garnish with fresh sprigs of lemon thyme to serve.

Recipe from December 2020 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 173kcals
Protein: 0.3g
Carbohydrates: 17.1g (15.5g sugars)
Fibre: no fibre
Salt: trace salt

delicious. tips

You can buy sugar syrup or make your own: heat caster sugar and an equal weight of water in a pan. Stir to dissolve the sugar, then leave to cool.
Make the grapefruit and lemon sherbet mixture up to a day ahead and keep covered somewhere cool.